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

It offers 27 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 5 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $26,064.

A total of 3,207 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,207 students at Wilkes. Wilkes offers online graduate programs and 2,886 out of 3,207 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Wilkes'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 $26,064. It offers twenty-seven (27) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWilkes University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Graduate School Students3,044 students
2,886 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$26,064
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 27 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Wilkes University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Wilkes University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $26,064 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,000.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$24,000
Fees$2,064
Cost per Credit$1,000
Books & Supplies$400
Room & Board$16,006 (On-Campus) / $9,607 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,193 (On-Campus) / $4,193 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$45,663
Off-Campus Total$40,264

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Wilkes University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 27 major areas - 21 Master's (14 online programs), 5 Doctorate (4 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's. 737 students have been conferred Master's degree and 114 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
Total737114--
Men17428--
Women56386--

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
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International School Administration/Leadership4ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology82ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Online Educator/Online Teaching29ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education52ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher Education3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)120ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)37ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing38ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management46 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Wilkes graduate schools have a total of 3,044 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 685 male and 2,359 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 520 full-time and 2,524 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,886 students enrolled through online exclusively and 175 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,215 White, 445 Black, and 119 Asian students are attending at Wilkes University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

91 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,214 students are older than 65. It has 886 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,015 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,044
Men685
Women2,359
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,044
Full-time Students520
Part-time Students2,524
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,044
American Indian /
Native American
11
Asian119
Black445
Hispanic137
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White2,215
Two or more races62
Un-Known51
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,044
21 & Under91
22-24294
25-29592
30-34515
35-39500
40 & Over1,214

Online Population

At Wilkes University graduate schools, 2,886 students enrolled online exclusively and 175 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,207
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,886
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses175
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses146
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,886
Pennsylvania Resident1,619
Other State In U.S.1,243
Outside of U.S.24