Wilkes University Graduate Programs

Wilkes University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The location of Wilkes is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Wilkes University?

Contact details for Wilkes are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Phone:	570-408-5000
Website:	www.wilkes.edu

Wilkes University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,044 graduate students at Wilkes, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	119
Black or African American	445
Hispanic or Latino	137
White	2,215
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	127

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Wilkes University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at Wilkes. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and India.

Online Learning at Wilkes University

In 2022-2023, 4,170 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 4th 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 Wilkes majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
English Language & Literature	17%
Health Professions	12%

Wilkes University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Subject Specific	175	0	175
Nursing	122	28	150
Instructional Media Design	128	0	128
Educational Administration	57	30	87
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	63	63
Other Education	38	0	38
Business Administration & Management	33	0	33
Writing Studies	33	0	33
Teacher Education Grade Specific	19	0	19
Teaching English or French	9	0	9
Biomedical Engineering	4	0	4
Special Education	2	0	2
Mathematics	2	0	2
Engineering-Related Fields	1	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0
General Biology	0	0	0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0
History	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Sustainability Science	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
TOTAL	623	121	744

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.