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Major Programs at WCU

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 157 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certifica degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
  • Total number of programs: 157
  • Total number of online programs: 20
  • Offered degrees/programs: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate
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Offered Degrees At West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is categorized by Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie categorization. West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 157 major programs for Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate. Next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 4,682 students have completed their study at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Offered Degrees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Bachelor's Degree5603,279
Master's Degree4361,127
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship2147
Doctor's degree - other218
Post Bachelor's Degree4610216
Post Master's Degree615
Total157204,682

Degree, Major Programs and Completers by Award Level

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 157 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 4,682 students have completed their studies.
  • 3,279 students have earned/completed Bachelor's program.
  • 1,127 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 216 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 5 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Architecture [+] ✕ 6
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕6
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 13
Women's Studies✕13
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 108
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕108
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 118
Computer and Information Sciences✕118
Education [+] ✕ 295
Special Education and Teaching✕11
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕37
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕247
Engineering [+] ✕ 0
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 14
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕14
Linguistics✕0
Russian Language and Literature✕0
German Language and Literature✕0
French Language and Literature✕0
Spanish Language and Literature✕0
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 183
English Language and Literature✕91
Rhetoric and Composition✕92
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 126
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕126
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 124
Biology/Biological Sciences✕122
Biochemistry✕2
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 29
Mathematics✕29
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 205
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕205
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 6
Philosophy✕6
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 40
Chemistry✕7
Analytical Chemistry✕6
Geology/Earth Science✕15
Physics✕12
Psychology [+] ✕ 225
Psychology✕225
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 190
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕190
Human Services [+] ✕ 61
Community Organization and Advocacy✕0
Social Work✕61
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 102
Anthropology✕13
Geography✕14
Political Science and Government✕61
Sociology✕14
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 114
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕15
Art/Art Studies✕46
Music✕34
Music Performance✕19
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 441
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕69
Athletic Training/Trainer✕5
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕9
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕10
Public Health✕48
Environmental Health✕7
Music Therapy/Therapist✕0
Dietetics/Dietitian✕89
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕204
Business [+] ✕ 779
Business Administration and Management✕225
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕0
Accounting✕123
Business/Managerial Economics✕53
Finance✕126
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕20
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕232
History [+] ✕ 40
History✕40
Total3,279
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Architecture [+] ✕ 3
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕3
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 30
Computer and Information Sciences✕30
Education [+] ✔ 226
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕29
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✔12
Special Education and Teaching✔43
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕32
Secondary Education and Teaching✕26
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕34
Health Teacher Education✕0
Reading Teacher Education✕36
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕1
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 11
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕11
French Language and Literature✕0
Spanish Language and Literature✕0
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ 35
Human Nutrition✔35
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 19
English Language and Literature✕13
Rhetoric and Composition✕6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 13
Biology/Biological Sciences✕13
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 35
Mathematics✕7
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕0
Statistics✕28
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 9
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕9
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 6
Philosophy✕6
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Geology/Earth Science✕6
Psychology [+] ✕ 31
Psychology✕31
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 29
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕29
Human Services [+] ✕ 166
Public Administration✕44
Social Work✕122
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 8
Geography✕8
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 24
Music✕9
Music Performance✕15
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 149
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕44
Physician Assistant✕0
Athletic Training/Trainer✕32
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕15
Public Health✕53
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕5
Business [+] ✔ 318
Business Administration and Management✔265
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✔53
History [+] ✕ 9
History✕9
Total1,127
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 16
Educational Leadership and Administration✕16
Human Services [+] ✔ 31
Public Administration✔31
Total47
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Psychology [+] ✕ 2
Clinical Psychology✕2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 6
Nursing Practice✔6
Total8
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Architecture [+] ✕ 2
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕2
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 5
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✔2
Publishing✔3
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 46
Information Science/Studies✕0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕45
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster✕1
Education [+] ✔ 59
Educational Leadership and Administration✕8
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision✕17
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕5
Educational/Instructional Technology✔8
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✕0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism✕4
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕5
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✔4
Reading Teacher Education✕0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕8
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ 1
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other)✔1
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 0
Statistics✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 14
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution✕1
Gerontology✕12
Holocaust and Related Studies✕1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 11
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕11
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0
Ethics✕0
Psychology [+] ✕ 13
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✕13
Human Services [+] ✔ 8
Public Administration✕7
Education Policy Analysis✔1
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 10
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✔10
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1
Music Performance✕0
Keyboard Instruments✕0
Music Technology✕1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 29
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕23
Athletic Training/Trainer✕0
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕0
Public Health✕0
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy✕0
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education (other)✕6
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0
Business [+] ✔ 17
Business/Commerce✔0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✔3
Project Management✕0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕1
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✔1
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕12
Total216
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 0
Special Education and Teaching✕0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕0
Reading Teacher Education✕0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 0
Statistics✕0
Psychology [+] ✕ 0
Clinical Psychology✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 5
Dietetics/Dietitian✔5
Total5

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