Penn State World Campus Online Programs

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 223 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 146 major programs - 16 Certificate, 7 Associate, 26 Bachelors, 43 Masters, and 54 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $15,356 for undergraduate programs and $24,650 for graduate programs. (Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 13,623 students out of total 13,774 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 4,369 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
Type	Four-year, Public
Address	128 Outreach Building, University Park, PA
Online Students	13,623 Enrolled Online Exclusively 146 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$15,356 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$24,650 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Total	146 Programs
Certificate	16 Programs
Associates	7 Programs
Bachelors	26 Programs
Masters	43 Programs
Post-Graduate	54 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $15,356 for all students. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $24,650 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $632 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,027 for all students.

Tuition & Fees
Cost per Credit

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate	$13,988	$14,338	$15,054	$15,204	$15,356
Graduate	$22,186	$22,741	$24,164	$24,406	$24,650

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate	$0	$0	$620	$626	$632
Graduate	$0	$0	$1,007	$1,017	$1,027

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 223 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 146 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 16 Certificates, 7 Associates, 26 Bachelors, 43 Masters, 54 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	16	7	26	43	NOT OFFERED	54
Overall Programs	32	8	68	48	2	65

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 Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Turf and Turfgrass Management	NOT OFFERED	27	10	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Food Science and Technology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Agronomy and Crop Science	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Communication	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Artificial Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	2
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	91	31	NOT OFFERED	23
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	2
Educational Evaluation and Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	4
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	NOT OFFERED	12
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Manufacturing Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	NOT OFFERED	32

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering-Related Technologies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	6	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Adult Development and Aging	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	2	30	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Financial Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	4
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	35

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Nutrition Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	68	NOT OFFERED	4
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Data Analytics, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	6	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Acoustics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Counseling Psychology	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	11	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	15

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Demography and Population Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	129
Geography (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Arts	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	12	NOT OFFERED	35	9	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	64	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33
Business Administration and Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	362	NOT OFFERED	79
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13	NOT OFFERED	21
Accounting and Related Services (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	27
Financial Planning and Services	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Labor and Industrial Relations	3	11	51	70	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Human Resources Management and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	180	NOT OFFERED	42
Marketing Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, there are 13,774 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,769 students were attending classes through distance learning (13,623 students are enrolled exclusively and 146 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	13,774
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	13,623
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	146
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	5

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 13,623 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 6,491 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 6,812 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 320 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	13,623
Pennsylvania Resident	6,491
Other State In U.S.	6,812
Outside of U.S.	320

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	13,623
Undergraduate	7,921
Graduate	5,702

Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	7,921
Degree/Certificate Seeking	7,749
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	172

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Online Degrees and Programs at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

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$15,356

$24,650

2025 Tuition & Fees

Online Programs By Area of Study

Majors and number of completers

Distance Learning Program Student Population

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