West Chester University of Pennsylvania Online Programs

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a Public, 4-years school located in West Chester, PA. WCU offers the online degree for graduate studies through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate programs.

  • Tuition & fees: $22,511 ($10,687 Pennsylvania residents)
  • Online Students: 1,770
  • Online Programs: 19

WCU Online Programs Overview

West Chester University of Pennsylvania (referred to as WCU) is a Public, 4-years school located in West Chester, PA. WCU offers the online degree for graduate studies through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate programs.
The 2023 tuition & fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania is $10,687 for Pennsylvania residents and $22,511 for out-of-state students when a student take courses regularly (18 to 21 credit hours per semester). The tuition per credit hour is $322 for Pennsylvania residents and $805 for out-of-state students. Total 1,770 students have enrolled in online degree programs exclusively out of total 17,275 students at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
WCU 2023 Online Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesUndergraduate: $22,511 ($10,687)
Graduate: $17,424 ($12,564)
Costs per Credit$805 Undergraduate
$774 Graduate
Online Students1,770
Online Programs19 programs
Offered Online ProgramsMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate

Who Accredits West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1946 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Online Degree & Major Programs

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 19 online major programs Next tables summarize the offered online major programs and its sub-programs at WCU.
Online Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of Programs
Education [+] 3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1
Special Education and Teaching1
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1
Work and Family Studies [+] 1
Human Nutrition1
Business [+] 2
Business Administration and Management1
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1
Total6
Online Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of Programs
Human Services [+] 1
Public Administration1
Total1
Online Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of Programs
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1
Nursing Practice1
Total1
Online Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of Programs
Communication and Journalism [+] 2
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication1
Publishing1
Education [+] 2
Educational/Instructional Technology1
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education1
Work and Family Studies [+] 1
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other)1
Human Services [+] 1
Education Policy Analysis1
Social Sciences [+] 1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1
Business [+] 3
Business/Commerce1
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1
Total10
Online Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of Programs
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1
Dietetics/Dietitian1
Total1

2023 Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of WCU are $10,687 for Pennsylvania residents and $22,511 for other students for undergraduate program. The 2023 graduate tuition & fees are $12,564 for Pennsylvania residents and $17,424 for other students. The tuition per credit hour of WCU is $322 for Pennsylvania residents and $805 for other students. The graduate tuition per credit hour is $516 for Pennsylvania residents and $774 for other students.
2022-2023 Online Degree Tuition at WCU
UndergraduateGraduate
Pennsylvania residentsOut of StatePennsylvania residentsOut of State
Tuition & Fees$10,687$22,511$12,564$17,424
Cost Per Credit$322$805$516$774

Distance Learning Student Population

At online degree programs at WCU, 1,770 students (10.25% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 5,212 students (30.17% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the student population enrolled in online programs at WCU.
Distance Learning Student Population at WCU
TotalEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Total17,2751,7705,21210,293
Undergraduate14,3925314,8289,033
Graduate2,8831,2393841,260

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023