Pennsylvania Western University (Pennsylvania Western) is a four-year, public school located in California, PA.
It offers 93 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 47 Post-bachelor's, and 11 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,261 for in-state and $12,386 for out-of-state students.
A total of 3,248 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,834 students at Pennsylvania Western. Pennsylvania Western offers online graduate programs and 2,491 out of 3,248 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,261 for Pennsylvania residents and $12,386 for out-of-state students. It offers ninety-three (93) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Pennsylvania Western University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 250 University Avenue, California, PA |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,969 students
2,491 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$11,261
Out-of-State$12,386 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 93 Graduate Programs
31 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 58 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Pennsylvania Western University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Pennsylvania Western University 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 $11,261 and $12,386 for non-Pennsylvania residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $526 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,288 | $9,468 |
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| Fees | $1,973 | $2,918 |
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| Cost per Credit | $516 | $526 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,260 |
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| Room & Board | $12,690 (On-Campus) / $10,680 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,570 (On-Campus) / $3,570 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,781 | $29,906 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,771 | $27,896 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2023-2025)
| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $12,448 | $11,261 | $11,261 |
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| Out-of-State | $16,735 | $12,386 | $12,386 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Pennsylvania Western University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 93 major areas - 31 Master's (24 online programs), 4 Doctorate (4 online programs), 47 Post-Bachelor's (42 online programs), 11 Post-Master's (9 online programs). 1,185 students have been conferred Master's degree and 45 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 | 1,185 | 45 | 52 | 86 |
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| Men | 278 | 16 | 20 | 25 |
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| Women | 907 | 29 | 32 | 61 |
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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
Pennsylvania Western graduate schools have a total of 2,969 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 734 male and 2,235 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,152 full-time and 1,817 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,491 students enrolled through online exclusively and 502 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,197 White, 215 Black, and 43 Asian students are attending at Pennsylvania Western University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
38 grad students are younger than 22 and 829 students are older than 65. It has 1,504 students aged between 22 and 30 and 877 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,969 |
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| Men | 734 |
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| Women | 2,235 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,969 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,152 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,817 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,969 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 43 |
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| Black | 215 |
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| Hispanic | 133 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 2,197 |
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| Two or more races | 65 |
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| Un-Known | 268 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,969 |
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| 21 & Under | 38 |
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| 22-24 | 718 |
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| 25-29 | 786 |
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| 30-34 | 496 |
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| 35-39 | 381 |
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| 40 & Over | 829 |
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Online Population
At Pennsylvania Western University graduate schools, 2,491 students enrolled online exclusively and 502 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,248 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,491 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 502 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 255 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,491 |
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| Pennsylvania Resident | 1,855 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 613 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 23 |
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