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What do you want to do?

Online Graduate Programs

Earn your master's degree online at Wilkes. Our affordable and flexible programs are designed for working professionals just like you.

Pursue your passion or align your graduate studies with your career goals with programs in business administration, creative writing, nursing and education.

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At Wilkes, we know you’re capable of more, and we know you’ll achieve it.

We know you're willing to...

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Work Hard

Work Hard

Choose a major that challenges you to be more. The interconnected nature of our academic programs allows you to explore and combine multiple interests.

Create Connections

Create Connections

Develop relationships with people who will help you grow.

Go The Extra Mile

Go The Extra Mile

Earn real-world experience and find your career path.

This is an incubator for whatever you find interesting. For those willing to work for whatever comes next.

Ashley O'Connor: Finding Her Passion and a Scholarship

Ashley O’Connor proudly followed in her family’s footsteps and her interest in water works earned her scholarship funding plus a job after graduation.

John Devereux: Seizing Opportunities at Wilkes

John Devereux is a true example of all the possibilities students can seize here at Wilkes and there is a wealth of never ending support, at Wilkes and beyond.

Ashley Gangaware: Finding a Home at Wilkes

For Ashley Gangaware ’24, coming to Wilkes was like coming home — in more ways than one. Gangaware found a home — and multiple families — during her Wilkes career.

98%

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$41 Million

offered in scholarship aid

13:1

student-faculty ratio

Asterisk indicates based on self-reported survey data.

Where Colonels call home.

Discover your place at Wilkes. Our compact, 35-acre campus blends stately mansions with state-of-the-art facilities in a historic downtown neighborhood.

When you need a study break, take a walk and enjoy some delicious cuisine from around the world. Visit the River Common Park for a jog, bike ride or picnic. Hop in the car and take advantage of the recreational activities available in the nearby Pocono Mountains. The journey’s up to you.

1/3 — Jordan Chepalonis '26 - Honors Program Student

I am forever grateful that I was given the opportunity to study abroad in France with the Wilkes Honors Program. Being able to immerse myself in a different culture was a transformative experience.

Jordan Chepalonis '26 - Honors Program Student

You're ready. How will you make it happen?

Our financial aid team will guide you every step of the way. With merit scholarships and financial aid packages for 100% our first-time, full-time students, we’ll show you how to make your Wilkes education a reality.

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Wilkes welcomes all.

Wilkes University is an inclusive learning environment committed to increasing access to higher education. We create opportunities for the dialogues that increase diversity awareness. We embrace and celebrate diverse backgrounds and perspectives which strengthen and enrich our campus and our community.

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What does success look like to you?

You bring the hard work. We'll provide the support.

Our expert faculty will challenge you to exceed your limits and cheer you on while you do. Focus on research. Start a business. Study abroad. Land an internship. Your success is up to you, but we’ll provide the support to help you get there.

Wilkes is a university that delivers:

  • Promise without pretense.
  • Access without exception.
  • Happiness without compromise.

Are you ready to open the door?