Saint Joseph's University offers 187 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 70 major programs - 6 Certificate, 1 Associate, 2 Bachelors, 30 Masters, and 31 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $51,340 for undergraduate programs and $19,786 for graduate programs.

Total 1,805 students out of total 7,861 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,972 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Saint Joseph's University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSaint Joseph's University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Online Students1,805 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,605 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$51,340
Graduate Tuition & Fees$19,786
Student to Faculty10:1 (10.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total70 Programs
Certificate6 Programs
Associates1 Programs
Bachelors2 Programs
Masters30 Programs
Post-Graduate31 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Saint Joseph's University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $51,340 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $19,786 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $634 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,099 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$46,550$47,940$47,940$49,610$51,340
Graduate$17,334$17,802$18,144$18,504$19,786
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$584$584$584$604$634
Graduate$963$989$1,008$1,028$1,099
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Saint Joseph's University offers 187 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 70 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 6 Certificates, 1 Associates, 2 Bachelors, 30 Masters, 31 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs612 30NOT OFFERED31
Overall Programs6279 471241

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Plant Sciences (other)17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED24 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 590 NOT OFFERED 7
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM139 NOT OFFERED 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including DeafnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED 3
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Law3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Genome Sciences/GenomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED19 NOT OFFERED 2
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM13 NOT OFFERED 8
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CriminologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM61 NOT OFFERED 1
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED 9
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)10 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM69 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED 6
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM9 NOT OFFERED 40
Risk Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science/Technology Management3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM6 NOT OFFERED 2
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM32 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Investments and SecuritiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM18 NOT OFFERED 4
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM93 NOT OFFERED 44
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM30 NOT OFFERED 21
International MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED 8
InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Products Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM29 NOT OFFERED 19
Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations (other)14 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM57 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Saint Joseph's University, there are 7,861 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,410 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,805 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,605 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,861
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,805
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,605
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,451

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,805 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,038 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 723 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 44 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,805
Pennsylvania Resident1,038
Other State In U.S.723
Outside of U.S.44
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,805
Undergraduate79
Graduate1,726
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses79
Degree/Certificate Seeking70
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking9

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