Villanova University (Villanova) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Villanova, PA.

It offers 123 graduate programs - 39 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 64 Post-bachelor's, and 14 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $21,361.

A total of 3,394 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,383 students at Villanova. Villanova offers online graduate programs and 1,211 out of 3,394 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Villanova have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find Villanova's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $21,361. It offers 123 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameVillanova University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA
Graduate School Students3,838 students
1,211 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$21,361
Student to Faculty10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 123 Graduate Programs
39 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 78 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Villanova University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Villanova University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,361 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,119.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$21,261
Fees$100
Cost per Credit$1,119
Books & Supplies$1,100
Room & Board$16,896 (On-Campus) / $16,896 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,300 (On-Campus) / $2,300 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$41,657
Off-Campus Total$41,657

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Villanova University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 123 major areas - 39 Master's, 6 Doctorate (1 online programs), 64 Post-Bachelor's, 14 Post-Master's. 1,232 students have been conferred Master's degree and 238 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,2322383352
Men567941052
Women665144230-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
JournalismNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Organizational CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International and Intercultural CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
History Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Structural EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Water Resources Engineering NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Hardware EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Computer Software Engineering11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering16 NOT OFFER
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Engineering MechanicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7 NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Electromechanical EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Biochemical Engineering15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Computer Engineering NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Energy Systems Engineering, General NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Tax Law/Taxation91 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER
Literature (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER 1
Financial Mathematics36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Statistics, General NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ancient Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 17 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Theology/Theological Studies
Pastoral Studies/CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Religious Institution Administration and Management26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration81 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Administration, OtherNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 41 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American Government and Politics (United StatesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Nurse AnesthetistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management262 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Accounting42 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 70 NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 50 NOT OFFER
Human Resources Development NOT OFFER 7
Management Science62 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Taxation21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER
European HistoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Villanova graduate schools have a total of 3,838 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,789 male and 2,049 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,380 full-time and 2,458 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,211 students enrolled through online exclusively and 389 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,733 White, 228 Black, and 217 Asian students are attending at Villanova University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

34 grad students are younger than 22 and 508 students are older than 65. It has 1,900 students aged between 22 and 30 and 952 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,838
Men1,789
Women2,049
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,838
Full-time Students1,380
Part-time Students2,458
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,838
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian217
Black228
Hispanic226
White2,733
Two or more races118
Un-Known81
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,838
21 & Under34
22-24863
25-291,037
30-34603
35-39349
40 & Over508

Online Population

At Villanova University graduate schools, 1,211 students enrolled online exclusively and 389 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,394
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,211
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses389
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,794
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,211
Pennsylvania Resident514
Other State In U.S.686
Outside of U.S.11