Villanova University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Villanova University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $21,199 in average for all students.

It offers one hundred seven graduate programs: 40 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 43 Post-Bachelor's, 15 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 1,261 students have been conferred Master's degree and 206 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Villanova University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA
Graduate School Students	3,995 students 2,330 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	$21,199
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 107 Graduate Programs 40 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 58 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Villanova University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,199 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,110.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$21,099
Fees	$100
Cost per Credit	$1,110
Books & Supplies	$1,100
Room & Board	$15,386 (On-Campus) / $15,386 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,300 (On-Campus) / $2,300 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$39,985
Off-Campus Total	$39,985

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Tuition & Fees	$18,473	$19,005	$20,606	$20,719	$21,199

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Villanova University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 107 major areas - 39 Master's (2 online programs), 5 Doctorate , 42 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs), 14 Post-Master'. 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
Total	1,261	206	224	5
Men	637	89	72	1
Women	624	117	152	4

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.

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	20	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Science	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,500	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	NOT OFFERED			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Chemical Engineering	9	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Civil Engineering	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Water Resources Engineering	6	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Engineering	6	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Software Engineering	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	12	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	14	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Biochemical Engineering	5	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Law	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Tax Law/Taxation	41	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	13	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	12	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	8	NOT OFFERED		1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Financial Mathematics	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Ancient Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy And Religious Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Philosophy	6		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology And Religious Vocations

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies	20	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	76	NOT OFFERED	63	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$62,000	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	12	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
American Government and Politics (United States	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	9	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	64	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$167,000	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nurse Anesthetist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	278	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$109,800	-	-
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	45	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Resources Development	151	NOT OFFERED	98
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Science	101^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Taxation	81	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$103,300	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	14	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 11,032 students enrolled in Villanova University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 3,995 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,885 male and 2,110 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,392 full-time and 2,603 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 2,330 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1,238 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	3,995
Men Students	1,885
Women Students	2,110

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	3,995
Full-time Students	1,392
Part-time Students	2,603

By race/ethnicity 2,840 White, 216 Black, and 197 Asian students are attending at Villanova University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	3,995
American Indian / Native American	3
Asian	197
Black	216
Hispanic	248
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	2,840
Two or more races	109
Un-Known	176

46 students are younger than 22 and 538 students are older than 65. The school has 2,297 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,112 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	3,995
21 & Under	46
22-24	1,020
25-29	1,277
30-34	722
35-39	390
40 & Over	538

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Villanova University, 2,330 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,238 students are enrolled in some online courses.