2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at William Paterson University of New Jersey with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New Jersey residents, the tuition & fees are $16,408 and $23,410 for non-New Jersey residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $887 for New Jersey residents and $1,276 for out-of-state students.
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$15,948$22,950
Fees$460$460
Cost per Credit$887$1,276
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$15,990 (On-Campus) / $11,330 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,140 (On-Campus) / $4,922 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$37,138$44,140
Off-Campus Total$34,260$41,262
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$13,158$13,500$14,050$15,843$16,408
Out-of-State$20,484$20,970$21,748$22,604$23,410

Graduate Program Overview

William Paterson University of New Jersey is a four-years, public school located in Wayne, New Jersey. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $16,408 for New Jersey residents and $23,410 for out-of-state students.
It offers seventy-nine (79) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey
TypeFour-years, Public
Address300 Pompton Rd, Wayne, NJ
Graduate School Students2,150 students
1,753 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$16,408
Out-of-State$23,410
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 79 Graduate Programs
36 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 35 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

William Paterson University of New Jersey offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 79 major areas - 36 Master's (1 online programs), 8 Doctorate , 27 Post-Bachelor', 8 Post-Master'. 632 students have been conferred Master's degree and 14 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
Total6321446-
Men17048-
Women4621038-
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.
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration- NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services- NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music PedagogyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse- - 3 NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Management Science- - - NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational Communication5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration82 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching28 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services14 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching9 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels45 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education13ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
General Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Materials Chemistry5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology34 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and Government2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied/Public Sociology5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Visual and Performing Arts- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse59 - - NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management206 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Finance11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science2 - - NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied and Professional EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - -
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse- - - NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science- - - NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,369 students enrolled in William Paterson University of New Jersey including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 2,150 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 528 male and 1,622 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 517 full-time and 1,633 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,753 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 270 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,150
Men Students528
Women Students1,622
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,150
Full-time Students517
Part-time Students1,633
By race/ethnicity 1,104 White, 274 Black, and 178 Asian students are attending at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,150
Asian178
Black274
Hispanic462
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White1,104
Two or more races52
Un-Known52
7 students are younger than 22 and 620 students are older than 65. The school has 1,011 students aged between 22 and 30 and 828 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,150
21 & Under7
22-24355
25-29656
30-34491
35-39337
40 & Over620
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At William Paterson University of New Jersey, 1,753 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 270 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,466
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,753
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses270
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses443
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,753
New Jersey Resident1,546
Other State In U.S.195
Outside of U.S.12


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