Offered Programs at WCU
Offered Degrees/Programs
BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
157
Total Number of Online Programs
20
Total Number of Completers
4,685
West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 157 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 56 Bachelor's, 43 Master's, 2 Doctorate (research), 2 Doctorate (professional), 46 Post-BS Certificate, 6 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 20 programs are available through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 6 Master's, 1 Doctorate (research), 1 Doctorate (professional), 10 Post-BS Certificate, 1 Post-MS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,685 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 3,279 Bachelor's, 1,127 Master's, 47 Doctorate (research), 8 Doctorate (professional), 216 Post-BS Certificate, and 5 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by WCU.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 56 0 3,279 Master's 43 6 1,127 Doctorate (research) 2 1 47 Doctorate (professional) 2 1 8 Post-BS Certificate 46 10 216 Post-MS Certificate 6 1 5 Total 157 20 4,685
The following table shows the best programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Certificate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation History $35,200
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Computer and Information Sciences $68,500 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $66,000 Accounting $57,000 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences $54,800
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Business Administration and Management $90,600 Special Education and Teaching $55,800 Public Health $48,700 Psychology $45,000 Social Work $44,200
The following table lists the popular programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 257 $40,400 Early Childhood Education and Teaching 211 - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 156 $27,400 Finance 138 $48,700 Accounting 135 $57,000
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance 54 - Health/Health Care Administration/Management 37 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Business Administration and Management 217 $90,600 Social Work 81 $44,200 Public Health 70 $48,700 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 56 - Psychology 35 $45,000
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Public Administration 22 -
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at WCU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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6 completers - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning ✕ 6 -
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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13 completers - Women's Studies ✕ 13 -
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Communication and Journalism
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108 completers - Mass Communication/Media Studies ✕ 108 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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118 completers $68,500 Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 118 $68,500
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Education
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295 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 11 $42,100 Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching ✕ 37 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 247 -
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Engineering
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0 completers - Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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14 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 14 - Linguistics ✕ 0 - Russian Language and Literature ✕ 0 - German Language and Literature ✕ 0 - French Language and Literature ✕ 0 $35,000 Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 0 -
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English Language and Literature
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183 completers $28,900 English Language and Literature ✕ 91 $28,900 Rhetoric and Composition ✕ 92 -
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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126 completers $27,400 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 126 $27,400
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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124 completers $39,200 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 122 $39,200 Biochemistry ✕ 2 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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29 completers $46,100 Mathematics ✕ 29 $46,100
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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205 completers - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 205 $31,800
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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6 completers - Philosophy ✕ 6 -
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Physical Sciences
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40 completers - Chemistry ✕ 7 - Analytical Chemistry ✕ 6 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 15 $32,800 Physics ✕ 12 -
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Psychology
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225 completers $29,600 Psychology ✕ 225 $29,600
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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190 completers $36,800 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 190 -
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Human Services
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61 completers - Community Organization and Advocacy ✕ 0 - Social Work ✕ 61 $32,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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102 completers - Anthropology ✕ 13 - Geography ✕ 14 - Political Science and Government ✕ 61 $34,800 Sociology ✕ 14 $22,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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114 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 15 - Art/Art Studies ✕ 46 $30,500 Music ✕ 34 $35,000 Music Performance ✕ 19 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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441 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 69 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 5 - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies ✕ 9 - Pharmaceutics and Drug Design ✕ 10 - Public Health ✕ 48 - Environmental Health ✕ 7 - Music Therapy/Therapist ✕ 0 - Dietetics/Dietitian ✕ 89 $29,500 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 204 $66,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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779 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 225 $40,000 Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management ✕ 0 - Accounting ✕ 123 $57,000 Business/Managerial Economics ✕ 53 $45,800 Finance ✕ 126 $48,700 International Business/Trade/Commerce ✕ 20 - Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations ✕ 232 $40,400
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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40 completers -
History ✕ 40 $31,600 Total 3,279
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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3 completers - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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30 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 30 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)226 completers - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 29 - Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education ✔ 12 - Special Education and Teaching ✔ 43 $55,800 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 32 $42,700 Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 26 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✔ 13 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) ✕ 34 - Health Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Reading Teacher Education ✕ 36 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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11 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 11 - French Language and Literature ✕ 0 - Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
✔ (1 completers)35 completers - Human Nutrition ✔ 35 -
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English Language and Literature
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19 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 13 - Rhetoric and Composition ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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13 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 13 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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35 completers - Mathematics ✕ 7 - Computational and Applied Mathematics ✕ 0 - Statistics ✕ 28 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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9 completers - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 0 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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6 completers - Philosophy ✕ 6 - Jewish/Judaic Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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6 completers - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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31 completers $45,000 Psychology ✕ 31 $45,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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29 completers $40,200 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 29 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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166 completers - Public Administration ✕ 44 - Social Work ✕ 122 $44,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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8 completers - Geography ✕ 8 -
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Visual and Performing Arts
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24 completers - Music ✕ 9 - Music Performance ✕ 15 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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149 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 44 - Physician Assistant ✕ 0 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 32 - Mental Health Counseling/Counselor ✕ 15 - Public Health ✕ 53 $48,700 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 5 -
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Business
✔ (2 completers)318 completers - Business Administration and Management ✔ 265 $90,600 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✔ 53 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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9 completers -
History ✕ 9 - Total 1,127
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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16 completers - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 16 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ 31 completers -
Public Administration ✔ 31 - Total 47
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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2 completers - Clinical Psychology ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 6 completers -
Nursing Practice ✔ 6 - Total 8
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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2 completers - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning ✕ 2 -
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Communication and Journalism
✔ (2 completers)5 completers - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication ✔ 2 - Publishing ✔ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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46 completers - Information Science/Studies ✕ 0 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 45 - Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (2 completers)59 completers - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 8 - Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision ✕ 17 - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 5 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 8 - Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism ✕ 4 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 0 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) ✕ 5 - Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education ✔ 4 - Reading Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) ✕ 0 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 8 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
✔ (1 completers)1 completers - Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other) ✔ 1 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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0 completers - Statistics ✕ 0 -
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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14 completers - Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution ✕ 1 - Gerontology ✕ 12 - Holocaust and Related Studies ✕ 1 - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✕ 0 -
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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11 completers - Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✕ 11 -
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Philosophy and Religious Studies
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0 completers - Ethics ✕ 0 -
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Psychology
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13 completers - Industrial and Organizational Psychology ✕ 13 -
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Human Services
✔ (1 completers)8 completers - Public Administration ✕ 7 - Education Policy Analysis ✔ 1 -
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Social Sciences
✔ (1 completers)10 completers - Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✔ 10 -
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Visual and Performing Arts
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1 completers - Music Performance ✕ 0 - Keyboard Instruments ✕ 0 - Music Technology ✕ 1 -
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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29 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✕ 23 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 0 - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies ✕ 0 - Public Health ✕ 0 - Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy ✕ 0 - Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education (other) ✕ 6 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ 17 completers -
Business/Commerce ✔ 0 - Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management ✔ 3 - Project Management ✕ 0 - Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) ✕ 1 - Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies ✔ 1 - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 12 - Total 216
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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0 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 0 - Reading Teacher Education ✕ 0 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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0 completers - Statistics ✕ 0 -
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Psychology
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0 completers - Clinical Psychology ✕ 0 -
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 5 completers -
Dietetics/Dietitian ✔ 5 - Total 5
