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Penn State World Campus

  • Graduate School
  • University Park, PA
  • 15 reviews
    Penn State Online is a public graduate school in College Township, Pennsylvania. It has a big graduate student body with an enrollment of 5,788 graduate students. Of the 37 graduate programs offered at Penn State World Campus, 37 are offered online or through graduate distance education programs. The most popular graduate school programs at Penn State World Campus are Business Analytics, Homeland Security and Disaster Management, and Labor Relations. 94% of its graduate students are part-time graduate students.
    Address
    128 Outreach Building
    University Park, PA 16802
    Website
    worldcampus.psu.edu
    Telephone
    (814) 865-5403
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    Admissions

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    Admissions Website
    worldcampus.psu.edu/admissions
    Application Fee
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    Masters and Doctoral Programs

    Most Popular Programs
    • Business Analytics
      224 Students
    • Homeland Security and Disaster Management
      193 Students
    • Labor Relations
      158 Students
    • Business
      117 Students
    • Computer Hardware Engineering
      88 Students
    • Public Administration
      82 Students
    • Mathematics and Statistics
      66 Students
    • Computer and Information Sciences
      54 Students
    • Systems Engineering
      48 Students
    • Higher Education Administration
      45 Students

    Applying

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    Total Graduate Students
    5,788
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    Application Website
    worldcampus.psu.edu/admissions/how-to-apply
    Interview Required
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    Personal Statement Required
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    Academic Transcripts Required
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    Application Fee Waivers Available
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    Letters of Recommendation Required
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    Academics

    Part-time Classes Available
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    Weekend Classes Available
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    Graduate Students

    Total Graduate Students
    5,788
    Part-Time Grad Students
    5,439
    Research Assistants
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    Teaching Assistants
    4
    Racial Diversity
    • White
      68.7%
    • Hispanic
      7.8%
    • African American
      6.5%
    • Asian
      5.4%
    • International (Non-Citizen)
      5.3%
    • Multiracial
      3.1%
    • Unknown
      3%
    • Native American
      0.2%
    • Pacific Islander
      0.2%

    Tuition & Financial Aid

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    Work Study Program Available
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    Financial Aid Website
    worldcampus.psu.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid/financial-aid
    Living in the Area
    A+
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Cost of Living
      B-
    2. Crime & Safety
      NG
    3. Nightlife
      A-
    Median Household Income
    $86,158
    National
    $55,322
    Median Rent
    $881
    National
    $949
    Median Home Value
    $250,800
    National
    $184,700
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    Penn State World Campus Graduate Reviews

    15 reviews
    I love how the World Campus program is highly efficient in navigating through Lionpath and Canvas platforms. The interaction amongst professors and students is highly prevalent; most think with online programs that they do not have much interaction with other classmates; however, Penn State World Campus has proven otherwise. I have established wonderful working relationships with students from all over the world!
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    PSU World Campus is over priced for the level of education you receive. Professors are not helpful or supportive when problems arise. Several of my classes were "taught" through videos, with little interaction with the professor. The only contact information available is through the online platform Canvas, which professors check periodically. Upon entering my Master's I was told that this degree I was going (MS in SPLED with a concentration in Autism) for was appropriate for individuals working in the Autism field, and that teaching experience was not needed in order to be successful. This was a bold face lie. All but three of my courses have been about teaching and needed teaching experience in order to do well in them. I have been fortunate in that my wife is a teacher and has been able to help me. For this reason, I am transferring at the end of this semester.
    Though I enjoy the courses and the pace of work and I appreciate being able to complete assignments over the course of an entire week, Professors are not as accessible as needed considering that the entirety of course are online, and the graduate enrollment office has antiquated rules about allowing students to register and take courses at a PSU brick and mortar campus and students must make a special request each time they wish to do this rather than allowing them to register normally.