Private nonprofit · Chester, Pennsylvania
Widener University: cost, debt and earnings by major
41 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $26,151
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 67%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,951
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $26,000
- 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 | $22,941 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $23,070 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $22,778 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $22,978 |
| $110,000+ | $33,566 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (24)
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$98,777
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,272
- Computer Science$96,427
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,901
- Chemical Engineering$91,145
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,794
- Mechanical Engineering$88,358
- Civil Engineering$80,117
- Psychology, Other$79,923
- Finance and Financial Management Services$78,817
- Accounting and Related Services$77,426
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$73,790
- Biology, General$73,535
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,434
- Psychology, General$61,205
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,555
- Social Work$59,654
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$58,159
- Hospitality Administration/Management$56,345
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,136
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$53,906
- Journalism$53,724
- Political Science and Government$52,765
- Marketing$45,965 (1 yr)
Master's programs (11)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$124,483
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$103,770
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$100,397
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$98,402
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$98,251
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$91,655 (1 yr)
- Social Work$67,786
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$65,872 (1 yr)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$63,673
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$59,700 (1 yr)
- Public Health$51,988 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (4)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$83,799