Wilkes University (Wilkes) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
It offers 28 graduate programs - 22 Master's, 5 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $26,088.
A total of 3,305 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,381 students at Wilkes. Wilkes offers online graduate programs and 3,013 out of 3,305 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Wilkes'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 $26,088. It offers twenty-eight (28) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Wilkes University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,242 students
3,013 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $26,088 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 28 Graduate Programs
22 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Wilkes University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Wilkes University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $26,088 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,001.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $24,024 |
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| Fees | $2,064 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,001 |
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| Books & Supplies | $400 |
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| Room & Board | $16,166 (On-Campus) / $10,280 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,193 (On-Campus) / $4,193 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $45,847 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $40,961 |
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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 | $28,368 | $26,016 | $26,064 | $26,064 | $26,088 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Wilkes University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 28 major areas - 22 Master's (15 online programs), 5 Doctorate (4 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 837 students have been conferred Master's degree and 137 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 | 837 | 137 | - | - |
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| Men | 187 | 32 | - | - |
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| Women | 650 | 105 | - | - |
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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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| Creative Writing | 57ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Wilkes graduate schools have a total of 3,242 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 686 male and 2,556 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 543 full-time and 2,699 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,013 students enrolled through online exclusively and 163 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,263 White, 520 Black, and 141 Asian students are attending at Wilkes University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
84 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,251 students are older than 65. It has 902 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,067 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,242 |
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| Men | 686 |
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| Women | 2,556 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,242 |
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| Full-time Students | 543 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,699 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,242 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 141 |
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| Black | 520 |
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| Hispanic | 198 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 2,263 |
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| Two or more races | 62 |
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| Un-Known | 36 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,242 |
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| 21 & Under | 84 |
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| 22-24 | 296 |
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| 25-29 | 606 |
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| 30-34 | 508 |
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| 35-39 | 559 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,251 |
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Online Population
At Wilkes University graduate schools, 3,013 students enrolled online exclusively and 163 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,305 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,013 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 163 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 129 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,013 |
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| Pennsylvania Resident | 1,788 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 1,225 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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