Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Online Degrees

Penn State World Campus Online Programs Overview

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus (referred to as Penn State World Campus) is a Public, 4 years school located in University Park, PA. Penn State World Campus is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. Penn State World Campus offers the online degree programs for both undergraduate and graduate studies through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate programs. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a separate online division of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.
The 2020 tuition & fees at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is $14,338 when a student take courses regularly (18 to 21 credit hours per semester). The tuition per credit hour is $555 for all students. Total 14,458 students have enrolled in online degree programs exclusively at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

Penn State World Campus 2020 Online Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees	Undergraduate: $14,338 Graduate: $22,186
Costs per Credit	$555 Undergraduate $886 Graduate
Acceptance Rate	54%
Online Students	14,458
Test Scores	1,125 (SAT)
Graduation Rate	71%
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Online Programs	153 programs
Offered Online Programs	Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate

Online Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 153 online major programs Last year, total 4,072 students have earned their degrees/certificate through online at Penn State World Campus. Next tables summarize the offered online major programs and its sub-programs at Penn State World Campus.

Online Associate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	1	27
Turf and Turfgrass Management	1	27
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	1	41
Information Science/Studies	1	41
Work and Family Studies [+]	1	12
Human Development and Family Studies	1	12
Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities [+]	1	44
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1	44
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+]	1	1
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	1	1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1	0
Dietitian Assistant	1	0
Business [+]	2	77
Business/Commerce	1	72
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	5
Total	8	202

Online Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	2	26
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	1	10
Turf and Turfgrass Management	1	16
Natural Resources And Conservation [+]	1	18
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)	1	18
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies [+]	3	3
American/United States Studies/Civilization	1	1
African-American/Black Studies	1	1
Women's Studies	1	1
Communication and Journalism [+]	5	66
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	1	7
Journalism	1	4
Advertising	1	0
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	1	50
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	1	5
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	2	149
Information Science/Studies	1	101
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1	48
Education [+]	2	3
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	1	1
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	1	2
Engineering [+]	3	4
Civil Engineering	1	1
Computer Software Engineering	1	1
Mechanical Engineering	1	2
Engineering Technology [+]	1	1
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	1	1
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics [+]	2	1
German Language and Literature	1	0
Spanish Language and Literature	1	1
Work and Family Studies [+]	1	46
Human Development and Family Studies	1	46
Legal Studies [+]	1	0
Law	1	-
Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities [+]	1	23
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1	23
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	1	7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	1	7
Mathematics And Statistics [+]	1	1
Statistics	1	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	1	2
Biological and Physical Sciences	1	2
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies [+]	2	4
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	1	3
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	1	1
Philosophy And Religious Studies [+]	1	2
Philosophy	1	2
Physical Sciences [+]	2	3
Astronomy	1	1
Geology/Earth Science	1	2
Psychology [+]	1	164
Psychology	1	164
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+]	2	90
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	1	4
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	1	86
Social Sciences [+]	4	160
Social Sciences	1	14
Economics	1	66
International Relations and Affairs	1	37
Political Science and Government	1	43
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	3	4
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	1	1
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	1	2
Art/Art Studies	1	1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	2	179
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	1	24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	1	155
Business [+]	9	406
Business/Commerce	1	200
Accounting	1	20
Business/Corporate Communications	1	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	1	1
Finance	1	51
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	49
Organizational Behavior Studies	1	78
Management Information Systems	1	1
Marketing/Marketing Management	1	5
History [+]	1	2
History	1	2
Total	54	1,364

Online Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	1	4
Turf and Turfgrass Management	1	4
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	3	127
Informatics	1	75
Information Science/Studies	1	32
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	1	20
Education [+]	7	225
Curriculum and Instruction	1	65
Educational Leadership and Administration	1	0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	1	56
Educational/Instructional Technology	1	18
Special Education and Teaching	1	51
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	1	31
Art Teacher Education	1	4
Engineering [+]	6	179
Computer Engineering	1	77
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	1	1
Mechanical Engineering	1	3
Nuclear Engineering	1	4
Systems Engineering	1	75
Engineering (other)	1	19
Legal Studies [+]	1	0
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	1	0
Mathematics And Statistics [+]	1	62
Statistics	1	62
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	1	23
Computational Science	1	23
Physical Sciences [+]	2	14
Geology/Earth Science	1	7
Acoustics	1	7
Psychology [+]	1	28
Psychology (other)	1	28
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+]	1	166
Homeland Security	1	166
Human Services [+]	2	99
Community Organization and Advocacy	1	17
Public Administration	1	82
Social Sciences [+]	1	47
Geography (other)	1	47
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	3	39
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	1	22
Public Health	1	0
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	1	17
Business [+]	6	659
Business Administration and Management	1	170
Accounting	1	9
Financial Planning and Services	1	26
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	165
Human Resources Development	1	48
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	1	241
Total	36	1,672

Online Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1	10
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	1	10
Total	1	10

Online 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Agriculture [+]	1	19
Agronomy and Crop Science	1	19
Communication and Journalism [+]	2	3
Journalism (other)	1	1
Organizational Communication	1	2
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	4	58
Computer and Information Sciences	1	24
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	1	21
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1	12
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	1	1
Education [+]	1	1
Educational Leadership and Administration	1	1
Engineering [+]	1	0
Engineering (other)	1	0
Work and Family Studies [+]	1	3
Adult Development and Aging	1	3
Physical Sciences [+]	1	19
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	1	19
Psychology [+]	1	3
Counseling Psychology	1	3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	2	33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	1	14
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	1	19
Business [+]	6	11
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	1	1
Accounting	1	0
Financial Planning and Services	1	0
Labor Studies	1	7
Real Estate	1	1
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	1	2
Total	20	150

Online 1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	1	5
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1	5
Physical Sciences [+]	1	3
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	1	3
Psychology [+]	1	0
Counseling Psychology	1	0
Total	3	8

Online Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Architecture [+]	1	0
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	1	0
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	1	66
Information Science/Studies	1	66
Education [+]	7	104
Education	1	15
Educational Leadership and Administration	1	23
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	1	6
Special Education and Teaching	1	29
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	1	1
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	1	19
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	1	11
Engineering [+]	3	6
Agricultural Engineering	1	1
Mining and Mineral Engineering	1	0
Engineering (other)	1	5
Engineering Technology [+]	2	14
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	1	5
Engineering-Related Technologies (other)	1	9
Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities [+]	1	1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1	1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	1	4
Bioinformatics	1	4
Mathematics And Statistics [+]	1	71
Statistics (other)	1	71
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	1	6
Sustainability Studies	1	6
Physical Sciences [+]	1	1
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	1	1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+]	1	10
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	1	10
Human Services [+]	2	18
Community Organization and Advocacy	1	6
Public Administration	1	12
Social Sciences [+]	1	192
Geography	1	192
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	3	8
Public Health (other)	1	0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	1	6
Nursing Administration	1	2
Business [+]	5	165
Business/Commerce	1	78
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	1	45
Accounting	1	2
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	25
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	1	15
Total	31	666

2020 Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2019-2020, the tuition & fees of Penn State World Campus are $14,338 for undergraduate program. The 2020 graduate tuition & fees are $22,186. The tuition per credit hour of Penn State World Campus is -$1 for Pennsylvania residents and $555 for other students. The graduate tuition per credit hour is -$1 for Pennsylvania residents and $886 for other students.

2019-2020 Online Degree Tuition at Penn State World Campus
	Undergraduate	Graduate
Tuition & Fees	$14,338	$22,186
Cost Per Credit	$555	$886

Distance Learning Student Population

At online degree programs at Penn State World Campus, 14,458 students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . Next table summarizes the student population enrolled in online programs at Penn State World Campus.