Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in West Palm Beach, FL.
It offers 24 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,305.
A total of 835 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,147 students at PBA. PBA offers online graduate programs and 93 out of 835 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find PBA'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 $12,305. It offers twenty-four (24) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Palm Beach Atlantic University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL |
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| Graduate School Students | 781 students
93 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $12,305 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 24 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Palm Beach Atlantic University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Palm Beach Atlantic University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,305 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $650.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $11,250 |
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| Fees | $1,055 |
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| Cost per Credit | $650 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,186 |
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| Room & Board | $13,800 (On-Campus) / $12,824 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,706 (On-Campus) / $7,318 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,997 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $33,633 |
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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 | $11,036 | $13,556 | $12,060 | $12,977 | $12,305 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Palm Beach Atlantic University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 24 major areas - 18 Master's (4 online programs), 4 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 182 students have been conferred Master's degree and 70 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 | 182 | 70 | 1 | - |
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| Men | 56 | 19 | 1 | - |
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| Women | 126 | 51 | - | - |
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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
PBA graduate schools have a total of 781 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 267 male and 514 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 526 full-time and 255 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 93 students enrolled through online exclusively and 272 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 319 White, 136 Black, and 26 Asian students are attending at Palm Beach Atlantic University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
35 grad students are younger than 22 and 208 students are older than 65. It has 463 students aged between 22 and 30 and 129 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 781 |
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| Men | 267 |
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| Women | 514 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 781 |
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| Full-time Students | 526 |
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| Part-time Students | 255 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 781 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 26 |
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| Black | 136 |
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| Hispanic | 163 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 319 |
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| Two or more races | 17 |
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| Un-Known | 9 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 781 |
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| 21 & Under | 35 |
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| 22-24 | 247 |
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| 25-29 | 216 |
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| 30-34 | 82 |
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| 35-39 | 47 |
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| 40 & Over | 208 |
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Online Population
At Palm Beach Atlantic University graduate schools, 93 students enrolled online exclusively and 272 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 835 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 93 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 272 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 470 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 93 |
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| Florida Resident | 69 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 23 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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