Degree Programs Overview

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 163 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 21 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 4,516 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at WCU. 3,247 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,041 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at WCU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's64NOT OFFERED3,2471,2362,011
Master's4261,041347694
Doctor's42611447
Post-Graduate Certificate501215441113
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate3113112

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer and Information Sciences, General program has the highest salary ($83,078) after graduation and the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $74,076 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer and Information Sciences, General $83,078$6,923--
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $74,076$6,173--
Accounting and Related Services $67,374$5,615--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences $65,537$5,461--
Finance and Financial Management Services $61,456$5,121--
Business/Managerial Economics $58,904$4,909--
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration $57,532$4,794--
Mathematics $55,154$4,596--
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations $53,777$4,481--
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $53,291$4,441--
Business Administration, Management and Operations $52,753$4,396--
Geography and Cartography $50,464$4,205--
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations $102,513$8,543--
Special Education and Teaching $56,740$4,728--
Music $56,355$4,696--
Psychology, General $55,197$4,600--
Public Health $54,447$4,537--
Systems Science and Theory $54,154$4,513--
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $53,999$4,500--
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $52,964$4,414--
Criminal Justice and Corrections $51,447$4,287--
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $50,796$4,233--
Social Work $50,757$4,230--
Student Counseling and Personnel Services $47,550$3,963--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 281 and the Psychology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 256 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 136 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 85NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
PublishingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11825 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28
Web/Multimedia Management and WebmasterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 22 6
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 NOT OFFERED 1
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1640ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional DisturbancesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED33 NOT OFFERED 0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22027ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED 15
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED 0
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22 NOT OFFERED 0
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Earth Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED 6
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2414 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human NutritionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED29ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3421 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10512 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 141NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12012 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 215 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12
Holocaust and Related StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Sustainability Studies6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1560 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Jewish/Judaic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Analytical ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 146 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25642 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 12 0
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12837 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28 20ONLINE 2
Education Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57116 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 227 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 61NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 455 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music History, Literature, and TheoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 014 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Keyboard InstrumentsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Voice and OperaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Stringed InstrumentsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PedagogyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Music TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4935 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 933 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutics and Drug DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5024 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational TherapyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 77NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22410 NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 281223ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 111NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 73NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 126NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED61ONLINE NOT OFFERED 13
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 216NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 281223ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 111NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 73NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 126NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED61ONLINE NOT OFFERED 13
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 216NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 607 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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