In-State vs Out-of-State Tuition Comparison

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Graduate Schools is $17,711 for in-state and $22,227 for out-of-state students.

Pennsylvania Graduate Schools' tuition & fees is higher than 2025 national average, which is $12,048 for in-state and $20,567 for out-of-state students.

Moore College of Art and Design has the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $58,694 and Albright College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,540 among Pennsylvania Graduate Schools.

The average itemized graduate cost for Pennsylvania Graduate Schools is as follows:

  • Graduate Tuition & Fees is $17,711 for state residents and $22,227 for out-of-state.
  • The tuition per credit hour is $738 for state residents and $936 for out-of-state.
  • The living cost is $14,608 (on-campus) and $13,361 (off-campus).

2025 Graduate Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison for Pennsylvania Graduate Schools

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2025 Graduate Tuition Comparison Between Pennsylvania Graduate Schools
School NameTuition & FeesCost Per Credit HourLiving Costs
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State On CampusOff Campus
Albright CollegeReading, PA$1,540 $513 $14,426 $14,427
Alvernia UniversityReading, PA$17,010 $900 $15,460 $11,550
Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA$33,678 $709 $17,180 $26,390
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA$21,126 $834 $14,406 $7,000
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA$55,140 $2,298 $19,400 -
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA$29,616 $1,851 $16,924 $16,924
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusPittsburgh, PA$13,600 $415 - -
Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA$2,355 - - -
Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA$10,530 $585 $12,753 $10,700
Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA$24,816 $1,015 $13,808 $13,808
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$50,975 $709 $18,166 $16,356
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA$14,971 $816 $13,406 $13,406
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA$19,074 $672 $7,581 $5,750
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA$24,396 $1,053 $13,600 $11,800
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA$19,447 $711 $12,600 $14,693
Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA$6,476 - - -
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA$12,140 $17,000$516 $774 $11,868 $10,948
Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA$2,525 - $21,035 $18,000
Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA$9,003 $738 $15,076 $15,076
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA$22,375 $940 $13,800 $9,800
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$39,261 $1,423 $18,096 $19,428
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA$27,612 $1,534 $16,374 $23,660
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA$11,790 $16,650$559 $817 $11,164 $15,676
Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA$14,534 $790 $13,498 $12,608
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA$37,250 $1,164 $13,340 $8,444
Gannon UniversityErie, PA$23,840 $1,260 $15,960 $15,960
Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton, PA$43,010 $1,100 - $12,432
Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA$12,582 $699 $11,330 $4,000
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA$4,500 $250 $16,110 $16,110
Gratz CollegeJenkintown, PA$18,537 $665 - -
Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA$8,550 $950 $12,230 $12,230
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA$15,804 $849 $13,956 $12,494
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA$17,190 $955 $11,040 $11,040
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$15,900 $807 $15,284 $11,824
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA$12,780 $710 $13,150 $13,150
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA$12,672 $18,261$516 $774 $13,286 $12,832
International Institute for Restorative PracticesBethlehem, PA$18,670 $622 - -
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA$14,700 $800 $14,100 $14,100
Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA$15,700 $650 $12,600 $6,500
King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA$57,109 $714 $15,400 $14,251
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA$11,185 $16,742$516 $774 $13,674 $12,648
La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA$17,628 $868 $13,390 $9,540
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$29,220 $965 $16,360 $16,350
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA$15,155 - - -
Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA$11,160 $535 $12,221 $13,090
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA$37,061 $739 $16,576 $16,306
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA$28,840 $1,590 $17,220 $17,220
Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA$11,274 $18,942$511 $886 $11,616 $11,616
Marywood UniversityScranton, PA$12,951 $880 $15,800 $13,928
Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA$16,978 $921 $14,540 $12,030
Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA$14,040 $780 $13,098 $13,258
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA$12,479 $17,339$516 $774 $12,830 $12,160
Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA$38,620 $870 $16,656 $12,125
Missio Theological SeminaryPhiladelphia, PA$14,000 $570 - -
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA$58,694 $2,111 $19,506 $17,022
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA$18,594 $1,028 $17,222 $10,026
Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA$17,809 $950 $14,310 $10,370
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA$17,000 $850 $14,548 $14,548
Neumann UniversityAston, PA$11,320 $600 $15,840 $16,600
Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA$14,296 $772 - $8,800
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$44,600 $1,792 - $18,662
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA$17,940 $25,680$515 $773 $12,818 $12,818
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA$26,034 $45,574$1,061 $1,875 $14,474 $15,274
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA$25,356 $33,698$1,032 $1,380 $14,474 $15,274
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyMalvern, PA$28,562 $47,032$1,183 $1,953 - -
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA$25,356 $33,698$1,032 $1,380 $14,474 $15,274
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA$24,650 $24,650$1,027 $1,027 - $15,274
Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA$11,261 $12,386$516 $526 $12,690 $10,680
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia, PA$32,281 $1,102 - -
Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPittsburgh, PA$12,990 $470 - -
Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA$16,704 $818 $13,960 $3,150
Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeWyncote, PA$28,236 $1,500 - -
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA$20,140 $982 $13,100 $9,548
Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA$12,780 $766 $14,206 $14,206
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookAmbler, PA$28,274 $763 $16,598 $7,000
Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA$21,940 $1,100 $13,500 $14,576
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, PA$17,172 $954 - $16,240
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$20,048 $1,114 $16,240 $16,240
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA$16,168 $856 $14,172 $14,172
Saint Vincent SeminaryLatrobe, PA$35,326 $1,174 - -
Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA$17,714 $948 $14,222 $11,004
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA$12,330 $17,190$516 $774 $13,340 $11,548
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA$12,720 $18,287$516 $774 $10,902 $10,592
Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$15,135 $533 - $9,438
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA$7,620 $635 $16,100 $16,100
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$22,818 $29,924$1,172 $1,379 $17,690 $17,690
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchOreland, PA$14,350 $275 - -
Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA$33,158 $1,203 $15,504 $13,200
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$24,528 $1,328 $15,834 $18,438
Trinity Anglican SeminaryAmbridge, PA$15,780 $426 - -
United Lutheran SeminaryGettysburg, PA$29,500 $850 - -
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$47,844 $2,002 $19,174 $18,360
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA$27,580 $46,786$1,058 $1,859 $13,620 $15,270
University of ScrantonScranton, PA$11,630 $965 $17,380 $10,200
University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$54,290 - - -
University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA$10,500 $545 $11,750 $10,028
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA$22,335 $1,165 $17,694 $17,694
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA$8,400 $525 $14,710 $14,710
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA$16,920 $705 $13,790 $13,590
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA$12,652 $17,512$516 $774 $14,828 $18,526
Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA$9,000 $500 $12,880 $12,880
Westminster Theological SeminaryGlenside, PA$30,350 $675 - -
Widener UniversityChester, PA$28,004 $1,021 $16,530 $9,900
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA$26,088 $1,001 $16,166 $10,280
Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA$9,450 $525 $12,296 $11,796
Won Institute of Graduate StudiesWarminster, PA$23,757 $525 - -
York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA$8,340 $695 $13,560 $15,128
Average$17,711$22,227$738$936$14,608$13,361
*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2024-2025 data from IPEDS.
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