Public · West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania: cost, debt and earnings by major
52 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $24,778
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 68%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 14,164
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $17,822 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $17,558 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $19,162 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $24,084 |
| $110,000+ | $29,420 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (3)
Bachelor's programs (32)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,013
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$79,752 (1 yr)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$70,142 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$69,380 (1 yr)
- Physics$64,200 (1 yr)
- Business/Managerial Economics$62,161 (1 yr)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$61,670 (1 yr)
- Chemistry$59,968 (1 yr)
- Mathematics$56,651 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,475 (1 yr)
- Special Education and Teaching$52,465 (1 yr)
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$50,357 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$50,190 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$48,573 (1 yr)
- History$47,926 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$46,732 (1 yr)
- Public Health$45,865 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$44,711 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$44,201 (1 yr)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$43,789 (1 yr)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$43,632 (1 yr)
- Social Work$43,516 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$42,990 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$42,870 (1 yr)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$40,167 (1 yr)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$39,974 (1 yr)
- Music$39,511 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$37,720 (1 yr)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$36,741 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$36,233 (1 yr)
- Anthropology$32,795 (1 yr)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$27,565 (1 yr)
Master's programs (13)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$147,635
- Statistics$90,891 (1 yr)
- Human Resources Management and Services$71,522 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$66,610 (1 yr)
- Public Health$65,118 (1 yr)
- Special Education and Teaching$61,745 (1 yr)
- Public Administration$60,753 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$59,091 (1 yr)
- Social Work$59,063 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$57,176 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$56,390 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$53,782 (1 yr)
- Music$49,119 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Public Administration$109,792 (1 yr)
Graduate certificate programs (3)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$123,422 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$61,657 (1 yr)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$55,605 (1 yr)