Carlow University offers 124 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 62 major programs - 4 Certificate, 8 Bachelors, 25 Masters, 5 Doctorate, and 20 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $35,874 for undergraduate programs and $24,816 for graduate programs.

Total 822 students out of total 2,416 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 370 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Carlow University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameCarlow University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address3333 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Online Students822 Enrolled Online Exclusively
989 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$35,874
Graduate Tuition & Fees$24,816
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Online Degree Programs
Total62 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Bachelors8 Programs
Masters25 Programs
Doctorate5 Programs
Post-Graduate20 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Carlow University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $35,874 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $24,816 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $806 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,015 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$31,446$32,390$33,500$34,502$35,874
Graduate$20,164$20,812$21,450$22,110$24,816
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$737$759$783$806$806
Graduate$902$929$957$986$1,015
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Carlow University offers 124 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 62 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 8 Bachelors, 25 Masters, 5 Doctorate, 20 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs4NOT OFFERED8 25520
Overall Programs6346 371121

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Organizational CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM2 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 3
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM15 NOT OFFERED 1
Art Teacher EducationONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Financial Forensics and Fraud InvestigationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Law Enforcement Intelligence AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED 1
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 228 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED 5
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CriminologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 1
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 6
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED35 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Women's Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED 6
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 332 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED 4
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Carlow University, there are 2,416 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,811 students were attending classes through distance learning (822 students are enrolled exclusively and 989 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,416
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses822
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses989
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses605

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 822 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 735 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 85 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses822
Pennsylvania Resident735
Other State In U.S.87
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses822
Undergraduate369
Graduate453
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses369
Degree/Certificate Seeking366
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking3

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