Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (Penn State) is a four-year, public school located in University Park, PA.
It offers 263 graduate programs - 121 Master's, 101 Doctorate, and 41 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $26,034 for in-state and $45,574 for out-of-state students.
A total of 8,133 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 50,737 students at Penn State. Penn State offers online graduate programs and 87 out of 8,133 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Penn State have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Penn State Law. In addition, you can find Penn State'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 $26,034 for Pennsylvania residents and $45,574 for out-of-state students. It offers 263 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 201 Old Main, University Park, PA |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,176 students
87 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$26,034
Out-of-State$45,574 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 263 Graduate Programs
121 Master's, 101 Doctorate, 41 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $26,034 and $45,574 for non-Pennsylvania residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,061 for Pennsylvania residents and $1,875 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $25,456 | $44,996 |
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| Fees | $578 | $578 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,061 | $1,875 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $14,474 (On-Campus) / $15,274 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,020 (On-Campus) / $5,020 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $46,728 | $66,268 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $47,528 | $67,068 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $23,498 | $23,719 | $25,015 | $25,518 | $26,034 |
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| Out-of-State | $39,232 | $39,778 | $42,151 | $43,828 | $45,574 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 263 major areas - 121 Master's, 101 Doctorate, 41 Post-Bachelor's. 1,613 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,164 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 | 1,613 | 1,164 | 106 | - |
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| Men | 855 | 570 | 48 | - |
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| Women | 758 | 594 | 58 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 2 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 2 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Penn State graduate schools have a total of 8,176 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 4,163 male and 4,013 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 7,709 full-time and 467 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 87 students enrolled through online exclusively and 816 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,899 White, 307 Black, and 401 Asian students are attending at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,176 |
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| Men | 4,163 |
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| Women | 4,013 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,176 |
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| Full-time Students | 7,709 |
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| Part-time Students | 467 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,176 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 401 |
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| Black | 307 |
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| Hispanic | 447 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 2,899 |
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| Two or more races | 178 |
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| Un-Known | 458 |
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Online Population
At Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus graduate schools, 87 students enrolled online exclusively and 816 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,133 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 87 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 816 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 7,230 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 87 |
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| Pennsylvania Resident | 69 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 17 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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