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Master of Business Administration

Tuition and Fees

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Master of Business Administration

Address:
1160 McDermott Drive
West Chester, PA 19380


Phone: 610-436-2608
Fax: 610-436-2439
Email: mba@wcupa.edu

Tuition and Fees

The West Chester MBA. Top Accreditation. Top Ranking. Top Value. 100% Online.

Because we are a state institution, tuition and fees for the graduate program are among the lowest in the Philadelphia region and nationwide. Even out-of-state tuition is extremely competitive compared to other schools and the online course tuition is among the lowest in the United States. We are rated #55 in the top 100 in U.S. News and World Report's rankings of the Best Online MBA Programs for 2016. We are accredited by AACSB International - the premier global accrediting body for business schools.

Current Tuition and Fees

 

Tuition Per 3 Credit Course

Program Fee Per 3 Credit Course

Total Cost Per 3 Credit Course*

In-State Residents taking In-Class or Online Courses

$1,410

$141

$1,551

Out-Of-State Students taking Online Courses

$1,437

$143.70

$1,580.70

Out-Of-State Students taking In-Class Courses

$2,115

$211.50

$2,362.50

* Excluding instructional technology fee (see Fee & Notes for more details)

Comparing Tuition

Current tuition for Pennsylvania residents for a 3-credit MBA course is only $1,410 and is by far the lowest tuition rate for any MBA program in the Philadelphia area and one of the lowest cost AACSB-accredited MBA Programs in the country. For out-of-state residents taking courses online the tuition is only 2% above the in-state tuition rate at $1,437. The table below illustrates how West Chester University's graduate tuition for Pennsylvania residents compares to the published tuition rates at other AACSB-accredited MBA programs in the Philadelphia area.

Current Tuition - For a single part-time 3-Credit MBA In-Class or Distance Education Course (tuition only for in-state residents)

School

3 Credit Course Tuition

Difference

# of Credits

Total Tuition

Source

West Chester University

$1,410 (in-class or online)

30

$14,100

Villanova University

$3,285

+ $1,875

48

$52,560

LaSalle University

$2,820

+ $1,410

33

$31,020

Penn State Great Valley

$2,793

+ $1,383

30

$27,930

St. Joseph's University

$2,922

+ $1,512

33

$32,142

Widener University

$2,952

+ $1,542

33

$32,472

Temple University

$3,375

+ $1,965

48

$54,000

Drexel University

$3,318

+ $1,908

45

$49,770

University of Delaware

$2,250

+ $840

48

$36,000

Rutgers University Camden

$2,818

+ $1,408

42

$39,452

Rowan University

$2,142

+ $732

36

$25,704

Towson University Baltimore

$2,400

+ $990

36

$28,800

 

Current Tuition - For a single part-time 3-Credit MBA Course In-Class Course (tuition only for non-state residents)

School

3 Credit Course Tuition

Difference

# of Credits

Total Tuition

Source

West Chester University

$2,115 (hybrid course)

30

$21,150

Villanova University

$3,960

+ $1,845

48

$63,360

LaSalle University

$2,820

+ $705

33

$31,020

Penn State Great Valley

$4,551

+ $2,436

30

$45,510

St. Joseph's University

$2,922

+ $807

33

$32,142

Widener University

$2,952

+ $837

33

$32,472

Temple University

$3,735

+ $1,620

48

$59,760

Drexel University

$3,765

+ $1,650

45

$56,475

Fees & Notes

In addition to the program fee in-state residents pay a $25/credit instructional technology fee and out-of-state residents pay a $37/credit instructional fee.

Tuition and fees are subject to change through the course of the program. Students will have other costs such as books which are not included in the figures shown above.