Offered Programs at WCU
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
Cert., MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
163
Total Number of Online Programs
21
Total Number of Completers
4,259
West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers 163 programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 64 Bachelor's, 42 Master's, 2 Doctorate (research), 2 Doctorate (professional), 3 1-Year Certificate, 44 Post-BS Certificate, 6 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 21 programs are available through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 6 Master's, 1 Doctorate (research), 1 Doctorate (professional), 1 1-Year Certificate, 11 Post-BS Certificate, 1 Post-MS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 4,259 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, 3,035 Bachelor's, 971 Master's, 42 Doctorate (research), 15 Doctorate (professional), 6 1 Year Certificate, 186 Post-BS Certificate, and 4 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by WCU.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 64 0 3,035 Master's 42 6 971 Doctorate (research) 2 1 42 Doctorate (professional) 2 1 15 1 Year Certificate 3 1 6 Post-BS Certificate 44 11 186 Post-MS Certificate 6 1 4 Total 163 21 4,259
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 2023-2024.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Business Administration and Management 281 $40,000 Psychology 256 $29,600 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 224 $66,000 Early Childhood Education and Teaching 220 - Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 216 $40,400
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance 28 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Human Nutrition 29 -
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
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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1 completers - Sustainability Studies ✕ 1 -
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Social Sciences
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Political Science and Government (other) ✔ 0 -
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers -
Total 6
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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9 completers - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning ✕ 9 -
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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3 completers - Women's Studies ✕ 3 -
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Communication and Journalism
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78 completers - Mass Communication/Media Studies ✕ 78 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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79 completers $68,500 Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 79 $68,500
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Education
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311 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 21 $42,100 Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching ✕ 44 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 211 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 18 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 9 - Biology Teacher Education ✕ 3 - Chemistry Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Physics Teacher Education ✕ 2 - Earth Science Teacher Education ✕ 2 -
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Engineering
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11 completers - Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering ✕ 11 -
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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12 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 12 - Linguistics ✕ 0 -
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English Language and Literature
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119 completers $28,900 English Language and Literature ✕ 43 $28,900 Rhetoric and Composition ✕ 76 -
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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117 completers $27,400 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 117 $27,400
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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133 completers $39,200 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 128 $39,200 Biochemistry ✕ 5 -
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Mathematics and Statistics
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33 completers $46,100 Mathematics ✕ 33 $46,100
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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172 completers - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 172 $31,800
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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2 completers - Philosophy ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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46 completers - Chemistry ✕ 5 - Analytical Chemistry ✕ 10 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 20 $32,800 Physics ✕ 11 -
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Psychology
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270 completers $29,600 Psychology ✕ 270 $29,600
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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140 completers $36,800 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 140 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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48 completers - Community Organization and Advocacy ✕ 0 - Social Work ✕ 48 $32,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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65 completers - Anthropology ✕ 11 - Geography ✕ 9 - Political Science and Government ✕ 38 $34,800 Sociology ✕ 7 $22,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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110 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 7 - Art/Art Studies ✕ 35 $30,500 Music ✕ 52 $35,000 Music History, Literature, and Theory ✕ 0 - Music Performance ✕ 1 - Music Theory and Composition ✕ 8 - Keyboard Instruments ✕ 2 - Voice and Opera ✕ 0 - Jazz/Jazz Studies ✕ 1 - Stringed Instruments ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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434 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 76 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 26 - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies ✕ 6 - Pharmaceutics and Drug Design ✕ 8 - Public Health ✕ 35 - Environmental Health ✕ 10 - Music Therapy/Therapist ✕ 1 - Dietetics/Dietitian ✕ 60 $29,500 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 212 $66,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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775 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 257 $40,000 Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management ✕ 6 - Accounting ✕ 95 $57,000 Business/Managerial Economics ✕ 34 $45,800 Finance ✕ 134 $48,700 International Business/Trade/Commerce ✕ 15 - Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations ✕ 234 $40,400
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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34 completers -
History ✕ 34 $31,600 Total 3,035
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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0 completers - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning ✕ 0 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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11 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 11 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)205 completers - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 20 - Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education ✔ 16 - Special Education and Teaching ✔ 28 $55,800 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 26 $42,700 Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 22 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✔ 19 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) ✕ 31 - Health Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 10 - Reading Teacher Education ✕ 27 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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8 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 8 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
✔ (1 completers)23 completers - Human Nutrition ✔ 23 -
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English Language and Literature
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27 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 13 - Rhetoric and Composition ✕ 14 -
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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9 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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24 completers - Mathematics ✕ 4 - Computational and Applied Mathematics ✕ 0 - Statistics ✕ 20 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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8 completers - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 0 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 8 -
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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4 completers - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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42 completers $45,000 Psychology ✕ 42 $45,000
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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21 completers $40,200 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 21 -
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Human Services
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142 completers - Public Administration ✕ 25 - Social Work ✕ 117 $44,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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0 completers - Geography ✕ 0 -
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Visual and Performing Arts
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12 completers - Music ✕ 5 - Music Performance ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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150 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 38 - Physician Assistant ✕ 25 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 29 - Mental Health Counseling/Counselor ✕ 19 - Public Health ✕ 32 $48,700 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ (2 completers)260 completers - Business Administration and Management ✔ 205 $90,600 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✔ 55 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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7 completers -
History ✕ 7 - Total 971
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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20 completers - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 20 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ 22 completers -
Public Administration ✔ 22 - Total 42
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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6 completers - Clinical Psychology ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 9 completers -
Nursing Practice ✔ 9 - Total 15
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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0 completers - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning ✕ 0 -
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Communication and Journalism
✔ (2 completers)12 completers - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication ✔ 11 - Publishing ✔ 1 -
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Computer and Information Sciences
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22 completers - Information Science/Studies ✕ 1 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 21 - Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)68 completers - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 18 - Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision ✔ 16 - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✕ 1 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 6 - Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances ✕ 6 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism ✕ 5 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 0 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) ✕ 9 - Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education ✔ 1 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 0 - 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 ✕ 6 -
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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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10 completers - Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution ✕ 0 - Gerontology ✕ 9 - Holocaust and Related Studies ✕ 1 -
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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7 completers - Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✕ 7 -
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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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12 completers - Industrial and Organizational Psychology ✕ 12 -
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Human Services
✔ (1 completers)6 completers - Public Administration ✕ 1 - Education Policy Analysis ✔ 5 -
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Social Sciences
✔ (1 completers)3 completers - Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✔ 3 -
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Visual and Performing Arts
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0 completers - Music Pedagogy ✕ 0 - Music Technology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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9 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✕ 6 - Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies ✕ 0 - Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy ✕ 1 - Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education (other) ✕ 2 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ 23 completers -
Business/Commerce ✔ 0 - Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management ✔ 1 - Project Management ✕ 0 - Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) ✕ 0 - Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies ✔ 0 - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 22 - Total 186
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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1 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 1 - Reading Teacher Education ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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0 completers - Statistics ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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0 completers - Clinical Psychology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 3 completers -
Dietetics/Dietitian ✔ 3 - Total 4
