Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Online Learning

Online courses are a convenient option for busy students. You may even want to complete your entire degree online if you are an older student or working full-time. In most cases, you can plan your own schedule and work around your life. Keep reading to see what your online learning options are at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

On this page you will find:

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at Penn State World Campus

42 Online Bachelor's Programs
1,365 Online Bachelor's Degrees
Penn State World Campus offers 42 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,365 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:

Online Bachelor’s Degree Number of Grads
Accounting 42
Agricultural Economics & Business 9
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 24
Biological & Physical Science 2
Communication & Journalism (Other) 2
Communication & Media Studies 2
Communication Sciences 1
Criminal Justice & Corrections 74
Economics 65
Entrepreneurial Studies 1
Ethnic Studies 2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1
Finance & Financial Management 62
Fine & Studio Arts 1
General Business/Commerce 166
General Psychology 159
General Social Sciences 30
Geological & Earth Sciences 1
Germanic Languages 1
Health & Medical Administrative Services 36
History 1
Horticulture 11
Human Development & Family Studies 39
Human Resource Management 125
Industrial Engineering 1
Information Science 85
Information Technology 74
International Relations & National Security 28
Journalism 3
Liberal Arts General Studies 12
Marketing 19
Mathematics 1
Natural Resource Management 13
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 31
Nursing 131
Political Science & Government 40
Public Relations & Advertising 61
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 3
Recreation Administration 1
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3
Romance Languages 1
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at Penn State World Campus is $13,484. Part time students pay $555 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our Penn State World Campus tuition and fees page.

Online Master’s Degrees at Penn State World Campus

33 Online Master's Programs
1,742 Online Master's Degrees
You can get an online master's degree in 33 different fields at Penn State World Campus. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree Number of Grads
Accounting 14
Business Administration & Management 113
Community Organization & Advocacy 29
Computational Science 78
Computer Engineering 69
Computer Information Systems 74
Curriculum & Instruction 70
Design & Applied Arts 3
Educational Administration 61
Electrical Engineering 5
Finance & Financial Management 25
Geography & Cartography 40
Geological & Earth Sciences 7
Health & Medical Administrative Services 27
Homeland Security 158
Horticulture 4
Human Resource Management 207
Information Science 37
Instructional Media Design 20
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 208
Manufacturing Engineering 1
Mechanical Engineering 14
Nuclear Engineering 11
Nursing 26
Other Engineering 16
Other Psychology 56
Physics 21
Public Administration 107
Special Education 78
Statistics 57
Systems Engineering 70
Teacher Education Grade Specific 31
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at Penn State World Campus is $21,682. Part time graduate students pay $903 per credit hour.

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at Penn State World Campus?

8,102 Undergrad Degree Seekers
244 Undergrad Non-Seekers
6,112 Graduate Students
In the 2017-2018 academic year, 14,458 students took at least one online class at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. Of these students, 8,102 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 244 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 6,112 were graduate students.

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All Online Students at Penn State World Campus

14,458 Took At Least One Online Class
14,458 Took All Classes Online
64.21% Out of State Students
Pennsylvania State University - World Campus is an exclusively online school. Students who attended the school were from the following places:

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The table below shows the total number of online students at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus for the last five years.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2017-2018 14,458 14,458
2016-2017 14,301 14,301
2015-2016 13,411 13,411
2014-2015 12,242 12,242
2013-2014 10,805 10,805

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Penn State World Campus

8,102 Took At Least One Online Class
8,102 Took All Classes Online
60.55% Out of State Students
Since Pennsylvania State University - World Campus is an exclusively online school, all undergraduate seekers were pursuing their entire degree online. Undergraduate students at the school were from the following places:

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The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus for the last five years.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2017-2018 8,102 8,102
2016-2017 8,108 8,108
2015-2016 7,489 7,489
2014-2015 6,714 6,714
2013-2014 5,736 5,736

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Penn State World Campus

244 Took At Least One Online Class
244 Took All Classes Online
56.15% Out of State Students
Of the 244 undergraduate non-seekers at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus, 100.00% (244) took at least one class online. About 100.00% (244) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

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The table below shows the total number of online students at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus for the last five years.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2017-2018 244 244
2016-2017 405 405
2015-2016 430 430
2014-2015 528 528
2013-2014 509 509

Online Graduate Students at Penn State World Campus

6,112 Took At Least One Online Class
6,112 Took All Classes Online
69.39% Out of State Students
All graduate students took their classes exclusively online at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. These students were originally from the following places:

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The table below shows the total number of online students at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus for the last five years.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2017-2018 6,112 6,112
2016-2017 5,788 5,788
2015-2016 5,492 6,112
2014-2015 5,000 5,000
2013-2014 4,560 4,560

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