DeSales University (DeSales) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Center Valley, PA.
It offers 52 graduate programs - 28 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 16 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $22,375.
A total of 806 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,972 students at DeSales. DeSales offers online graduate programs and 385 out of 806 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find DeSales's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $22,375. It offers fifty-two (52) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | DeSales University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA |
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| Graduate School Students | 770 students
385 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $22,375 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 52 Graduate Programs
28 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 22 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at DeSales University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at DeSales University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $22,375 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $940.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $22,375 |
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| Cost per Credit | $940 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,485 |
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| Room & Board | $13,800 (On-Campus) / $9,800 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,477 (On-Campus) / $6,954 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $41,137 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $40,614 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $20,520 | $21,120 | $21,120 | $22,960 | $22,375 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
DeSales University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 52 major areas - 28 Master's (19 online programs), 2 Doctorate (1 online programs), 16 Post-Bachelor's (15 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (6 online programs). 274 students have been conferred Master's degree and 26 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 274 | 26 | 30 | - |
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| Men | 82 | 10 | 5 | - |
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| Women | 192 | 16 | 25 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
DeSales graduate schools have a total of 770 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 237 male and 533 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 457 full-time and 313 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 385 students enrolled through online exclusively and 86 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 573 White, 38 Black, and 40 Asian students are attending at DeSales University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
10 grad students are younger than 22 and 161 students are older than 65. It has 467 students aged between 22 and 30 and 168 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 770 |
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| Men | 237 |
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| Women | 533 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 770 |
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| Full-time Students | 457 |
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| Part-time Students | 313 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 770 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 40 |
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| Black | 38 |
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| Hispanic | 68 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 573 |
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| Two or more races | 11 |
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| Un-Known | 34 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 770 |
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| 21 & Under | 10 |
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| 22-24 | 285 |
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| 25-29 | 182 |
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| 30-34 | 82 |
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| 35-39 | 86 |
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| 40 & Over | 161 |
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Online Population
At DeSales University graduate schools, 385 students enrolled online exclusively and 86 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 806 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 385 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 86 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 335 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 385 |
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| Pennsylvania Resident | 330 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 54 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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