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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 $12,564 and $17,424 for non-Pennsylvania residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $521 for Pennsylvania residents and $779 for out-of-state students.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,288$13,932
Fees$3,276$3,492
Cost per Credit$521$779
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$12,474 (On-Campus) / $17,124 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,740 (On-Campus) / $4,740 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$30,978$35,838
Off-Campus Total$35,628$40,488
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$12,340$11,898$11,898$12,451$12,564
Out-of-State$17,200$16,758$16,758$17,312$17,424

Graduate Program Overview

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a four-years, public school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,564 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,424 for out-of-state students.
It offers ninety-nine (99) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWest Chester University of Pennsylvania
TypeFour-years, Public
AddressUniversity Avenue and High Street, West Chester, PA
Graduate School Students3,143 students
1,239 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$12,564
Out-of-State$17,424
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 99 Graduate Programs
43 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 52 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 99 major areas - 43 Master's (6 online programs), 4 Doctorate (2 online programs), 46 Post-Bachelor'(10 online programs), 6 Post-Master'(1 online programs). 1,127 students have been conferred Master's degree and 55 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,127552165
Men35919761
Women768361404
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.
Architecture
what is Architecture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning- NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
PublishingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and WebmasterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED - 8 NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration- NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services- NOT OFFERED - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)- NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor- NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
what is Work and Family Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics- NOT OFFERED - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Holocaust and Related StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration- -ONLINE 7 NOT OFFERED
Education Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Keyboard InstrumentsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Music TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Public Health- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational TherapyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Architecture
what is Architecture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning3 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration29 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education12ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching43ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services32 NOT OFFERED - -
Secondary Education and Teaching26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)34 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education36 NOT OFFERED - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
what is Work and Family Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Nutrition35ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics28 NOT OFFERED - -
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Jewish/Judaic Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geology/Earth Science6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration44 -ONLINE - NOT OFFERED
Social Work122 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Performance15 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer32 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health53 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse5 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management265ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration53ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
History
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and Teaching-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services- NOT OFFERED - -
Reading Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED - -
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics- NOT OFFERED - -
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED - - NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration- -ONLINE - NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 17,614 students enrolled in West Chester University of Pennsylvania including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 3,143 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 996 male and 2,147 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,074 full-time and 2,069 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,239 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 384 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,143
Men Students996
Women Students2,147
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,143
Full-time Students1,074
Part-time Students2,069
By race/ethnicity 2,250 White, 432 Black, and 106 Asian students are attending at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,143
American Indian /
Native American		7
Asian106
Black432
Hispanic151
White2,250
Two or more races70
Un-Known86
23 students are younger than 22 and 517 students are older than 65. The school has 1,642 students aged between 22 and 30 and 701 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,143
21 & Under23
22-24752
25-29890
30-34426
35-39275
40 & Over517
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 1,239 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 384 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,883
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,239
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses384
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,260
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,239
Pennsylvania Resident998
Other State In U.S.203
Outside of U.S.38
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