Online Degrees and Programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 158 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 4 Certificate, 8 Associate, 40 Bachelors, 44 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 40 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2024 tuition & fees are $15,054 for Pennsylvania residents and $15,204 for out-of-state students. Total of 13,812 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 5,112 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
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Online Program Overview

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a four-years, public school located in University Park, Pennsylvania. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $15,054 for Pennsylvania residents and $15,204 for other students on average.

It offers 158 degree programs via distance learning.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NamePennsylvania State University-World Campus
Typefour-years, public
Address128 Outreach Building, University Park, PA
Online Students13,812 Enrolled Online Exclusively
138 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$15,054
Out-of-State$15,204
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Online Degree Programs
Total158 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Associates8 Programs
Bachelors40 Programs
Masters44 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs
Post-Graduate40 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are - and $15,204 for non-Pennsylvania residents.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $0 for Pennsylvania residents and $626 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $0 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,017 for out-of-state students.
Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$13,988$13,988$14,338$15,054-
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$13,988$13,988$14,338$15,054$15,204
Graduate (In-State)$22,186$22,186$22,741$24,164-
Graduate (Out-of-State)$22,186$22,186$22,741$24,164$24,406
Tuition per Credit Hour (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$555$0$0$620$0
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$555$0$0$620$626
Graduate (In-State)$903$0$0$1,007$0
Graduate (Out-of-State)$903$0$0$1,007$1,017

Online Programs By Area of Study

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 158 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 158 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificate, 8 Associates, 40 Bachelors, 44 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 40 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs4840 44140
Overall Programs4840 44140
Next tables list online programs with offered degrees at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is Agriculture program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Turf and Turfgrass ManagementNOT OFFERED 24 9 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food Science and Technology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Agronomy and Crop Science14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED 3
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Journalism (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 54 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED 33 115 27 NOT OFFERED 60
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance86 NOT OFFERED 115 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED 8
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88 NOT OFFERED 24
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16
what is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nuclear EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED 9
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED 38
what is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering-Related Technologies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
Solar Energy Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14
what is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED 15 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult Development and AgingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 43 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Financial MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 NOT OFFERED 52
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 112 NOT OFFERED 1
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Geography and Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AcousticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 173 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 10 72 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 154 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Terrorism and Counterterrorism OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Criminalistics and Criminal ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28
what is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED 1
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 62 NOT OFFERED 27
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Demography and Population StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED 187
Geography (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 77 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 8 NOT OFFERED
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 82 171 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 53
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 268 NOT OFFERED 86
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 53
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 73 10 NOT OFFERED 10
Accounting and Related Services (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED 37
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 89 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Labor and Industrial RelationsNOT OFFERED 20 67 119 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 71 NOT OFFERED 2
Management Information Systems and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 210 NOT OFFERED 58
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is History program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Student Population

At Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, there are 13,979 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,950 students were attending classes through distance learning (13,812 students are enrolled exclusively and 138 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Student Distribution
Total Enrollment13,979
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses13,812
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses138
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses29
By student location, out of a total of 13,812 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 6,373 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 7,077 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 362 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses13,812
Pennsylvania Resident6,373
Other State In U.S.7,077
Outside of U.S.362
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses13,812
Undergraduate8,075
Graduate5,737
Distance Learning Enrollment - Undergraduate
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses8,075
Degree/Certificate Seeking7,670
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking405
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