Degree Programs Overview

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers 182 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 68 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 4,720 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Penn State World Campus. 1,523 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,950 completed master's programs.

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

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Associate's8218710186
Bachelor's53101,523686837
Master's46141,9501,059891
Doctor's1NOT OFFERED14113
Post-Graduate Certificate4630764448316
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate241020713473
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate42755223

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Master program has the most completers of 366 and the Psychology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 168 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.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Turf and Turfgrass ManagementNOT OFFERED 29ONLINE 11ONLINE6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food Science and Technology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Agronomy and Crop ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED 0
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Journalism (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Communication3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED29ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 34ONLINE NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 9231 NOT OFFERED 44
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance70 NOT OFFERED 9747 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED80 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED57 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED24 NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED55 NOT OFFERED 15
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 NOT OFFERED 2
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 114 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nuclear EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED89ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED33 NOT OFFERED 21
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering-Related Technologies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Solar Energy Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED 17 34NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult Development and AgingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Development1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 26 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Financial MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED33 NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED66 NOT OFFERED 25ONLINE
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science, Technology and SocietyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Computational ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED110 NOT OFFERED 0
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Geography and Environmental Studies1 NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology42ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)5ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AcousticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 168NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED31ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 716 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 12 80NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED117ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Terrorism and Counterterrorism OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
Criminalistics and Criminal ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23ONLINE
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED 0
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED53 NOT OFFERED 26
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Demography and Population StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 86ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23ONLINE
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11ONLINE NOT OFFERED 167ONLINE
Geography (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED50ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3824 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 47NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)17ONLINE NOT OFFERED 716 14 NOT OFFERED
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Commerce1 57 148NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 47
Business Administration and Management1 NOT OFFERED 1366 NOT OFFERED 90
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49ONLINE
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19ONLINE
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23ONLINE
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6215 NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE
Accounting and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED35ONLINE NOT OFFERED 27
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and Services11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Labor and Industrial Relations9ONLINE 12 5892 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED47ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2
Management Information Systems and Services (other)16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24ONLINE
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED156 NOT OFFERED 49
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED32ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Commerce1 57 148NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 47
Business Administration and Management1 NOT OFFERED 1366 NOT OFFERED 90
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49ONLINE
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19ONLINE
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23ONLINE
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6215 NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE
Accounting and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED35ONLINE NOT OFFERED 27
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and Services11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Labor and Industrial Relations9ONLINE 12 5892 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED47ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2
Management Information Systems and Services (other)16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24ONLINE
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED156 NOT OFFERED 49
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED32ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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