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Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Philadelphia makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

2,199 Master's Degrees
729 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Drexel University?

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Contact details for Drexel are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-895-2000
Website: drexel.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drexeluniv
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrexelNews

Drexel University Graduate Student Diversity

8,803 Graduate Students
64% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,803 graduate students at Drexel, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Drexel University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 956
Black or African American 1,018
Hispanic or Latino 621
White 4,796
International Students 850
Other Races/Ethnicities 562

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Drexel University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 127 countries are represented at Drexel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Drexel University

4,477 Took All Classes Online
9,471 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 9,471 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Drexel has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Drexel majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 17%
Business, Management & Marketing 7%
Communication & Journalism 18%
Computer & Information Sciences 9%
Engineering 7%
Engineering Technologies 35%
English Language & Literature 18%
Health Professions 2%
Legal Professions 2%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 22%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 11%

Drexel University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 31 314 12 357
Medicine 0 0 245 245
General Business/Commerce 0 213 17 230
Law 0 0 159 159
Public Health 50 84 5 139
Health & Medical Administrative Services 15 112 1 128
Educational Administration 22 17 71 110
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 40 66 106
Information Science 5 72 7 84
Teacher Education Subject Specific 7 74 0 81
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 79 0 79
Allied Health Professions 0 72 0 72
Computer Science 17 44 5 66
Biomedical Engineering 0 59 5 64
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7 53 3 63
Legal Research 1 57 0 58
Library & Information Science 0 58 0 58
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 7 50 0 57
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 1 51 0 52
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 51 0 51
Computer Engineering 28 22 0 50
Mechanical Engineering 0 31 11 42
General Biology 0 22 14 36
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 3 23 7 33
Chemical Engineering 0 20 13 33
Electrical Engineering 0 21 12 33
Arts & Media Management 0 29 0 29
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 23 5 28
Child Development & Psychology 0 20 8 28
Business Administration & Management 2 25 0 27
Pharmacology & Toxicology 5 21 0 26
Information Technology 1 25 0 26
Writing Studies 0 26 0 26
Health/Medical Prep Programs 11 3 10 24
Public Relations & Advertising 3 20 0 23
Human Computer Interaction 8 15 0 23
Engineering-Related Fields 6 15 0 21
Construction Management 1 17 0 18
Materials Engineering 0 11 7 18
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 17 0 17
Other Education 6 10 1 17
Special Education 3 14 0 17
Civil Engineering 0 15 2 17
Economics 0 14 3 17
Systems Engineering 3 13 0 16
Physics 0 10 6 16
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 0 15 0 15
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 15 0 15
Alternative Medicine & Systems 7 8 0 15
Mental & Social Health Services 2 12 0 14
Environmental Engineering 0 10 3 13
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 13 0 13
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 13 0 13
Health & Physical Education 2 11 0 13
Marketing 0 12 0 12
Natural Resources Conservation 0 6 6 12
Public Policy 0 11 1 12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 3 8 11
Medical Illustration & Informatics 3 8 0 11
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 9 0 9
Entrepreneurial Studies 4 5 0 9
Design & Applied Arts 0 9 0 9
Human Resource Management 4 4 0 8
Robotics Engineering 0 8 0 8
Mathematics 0 5 3 8
Computer Information Systems 7 0 0 7
Computer Software & Applications 0 6 0 6
Communication & Media Studies 0 1 4 5
Health Sciences & Services 0 5 0 5
Chemistry 0 4 1 5
Food Science Technology 0 4 0 4
Instructional Media Design 3 1 0 4
Architectural Engineering 0 1 3 4
Marine Engineering 4 0 0 4
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 1 3 4
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 4 0 4
Security Science and Technology 0 4 0 4
Teaching English or French 3 0 0 3
Interior Architecture 0 2 0 2
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 2 0 2
Real Estate 2 0 0 2
General Education 1 0 1 2
Nutrition Science 0 1 1 2
Accounting 0 1 0 1
General Engineering Technology 0 1 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0 0 1
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 0 1 0 1
Urban Studies 0 1 0 1
Animal Science 0 0 0 0
General Architecture 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0
Publishing 0 0 0 0
Audiovisual Communications 0 0 0 0
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
English Literature (Other) 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0
History 0 0 0 0
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Museum Studies 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Culinary Arts 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
Homeland Security 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0 0
Criminology 0 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 286 2,199 729 3,214

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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