2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $26,064 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,000.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$24,000
Fees$2,064
Cost per Credit$1,000
Books & Supplies$400
Room & Board$16,006 (On-Campus) / $9,607 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,193 (On-Campus) / $4,193 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$45,663
Off-Campus Total$40,264
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$27,024$28,368$26,016$26,064$26,064

Graduate Program Overview

Wilkes University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wilkes-Barre, 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 $26,064.
It offers twenty-seven (27) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWilkes University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Graduate School Students3,044 students
2,886 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$26,064
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 27 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Wilkes University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 27 major areas - 21 Master's (14 online programs), 5 Doctorate (4 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor'. 623 students have been conferred Master's degree and 121 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
Total623121--
Men17046--
Women45375--
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.
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship52 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International School Administration/Leadership5ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology128ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Online Educator/Online Teaching19ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education33ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher Education4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)121ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)38ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing33ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse122ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International School Administration/Leadership-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 5,276 students enrolled in Wilkes University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 3,044 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 685 male and 2,359 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 520 full-time and 2,524 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 2,886 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 175 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,044
Men Students685
Women Students2,359
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,044
Full-time Students520
Part-time Students2,524
By race/ethnicity 2,215 White, 445 Black, and 119 Asian students are attending at Wilkes University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,044
American Indian /
Native American
11
Asian119
Black445
Hispanic137
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White2,215
Two or more races62
Un-Known51
91 students are younger than 22 and 1,214 students are older than 65. The school has 886 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,015 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,044
21 & Under91
22-24294
25-29592
30-34515
35-39500
40 & Over1,214
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wilkes University, 2,886 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 175 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,207
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,886
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses175
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses146
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,886
Pennsylvania Resident1,619
Other State In U.S.1,243
Outside of U.S.24


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