DeSales University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

DeSales University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $44,800 in average for all students.

It offers 87 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 36 programs - 6 Certificate, 17 Masters, 13 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	DeSales University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA
Online Students	675 Enrolled Online Exclusively 634 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$44,800
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$22,960
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Total	36 Programs
Certificate	6 Programs
Masters	17 Programs
Post-Graduate	13 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at DeSales University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $44,800 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $22,960 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,804 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $957 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$38,700	$39,500	$41,000	$42,600	$44,800
Graduate	$20,520	$20,520	$21,120	$21,120	$22,960

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$1,550	$1,605	$1,645	$1,715	$1,804
Graduate	$855	$855	$880	$880	$957

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

DeSales University offers 87 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 36 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 6 Certificates, 17 Masters, 13 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	13
Overall Programs	6	NOT OFFERED	41	23	2	15

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Military Technologies and Applied Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Theology and Religious Vocations

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Theology/Theological Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	14	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Critical Infrastructure Protection	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Clinical Nurse Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Critical Care Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	94	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Accounting	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and Services	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At DeSales University, there are 2,991 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,309 students were attending classes through distance learning (675 students are enrolled exclusively and 634 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	2,991
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	675
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	634
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,682

By student location, out of a total of 675 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 600 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 74 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.