Graduate Programs at Academy of Art University

Graduate School Overview

Academy of Art University (referred to as Academy of Art) is a Private, 4 years school located in San Francisco, CA. It is classified as a School of art, music, and design school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation (9/1/1985 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Academy of Art Directory Information
School Name	Academy of Art University (Academy of Art)
Address	79 New Montgomery, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone	800-544-2787
Web	https://www.academyart.edu
Online Application	https://www.academyart.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.academyart.edu/finances/financial-aid-office

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Academy of Art University is $28,496 in average. The school has 2,804 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,928 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 108 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 105 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$28,496
Student Population	2,804
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	108 graduate programs (105 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Academy of Art University is $28,496 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $1,137.

Academy of Art University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Academy of Art University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	105 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Academy of Art University is $28,496. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.92% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$23,568	$300
2018-2019	$24,744	$300
2019-2020	$25,992	$300
2020-2021	$27,288	$400
2021-2022	$27,696	$800

The graduate school tuition & fees of Academy of Art is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the California graduate tuition is $21,757 (public) / $23,632 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Academy of Art University	$28,496
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
California Graduate Schools	$19,741	$22,122
Public	$11,486	$21,757
Private	$23,632

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $24,454 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Academy of Art University. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.80% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,222. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.16% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$15,792	$3,352	$13,292	$4,352
2018-2019	$16,648	$3,352	$13,780	$4,362
2019-2020	$17,510	$3,830	$15,086	$5,386
2020-2021	$18,386	$3,044	$16,580	$4,754
2021-2022	$19,486	$3,186	$17,254	$4,968

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,137 at Academy of Art University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$982
2018-2019	$1,031
2019-2020	$1,083
2020-2021	$1,137
2021-2022	$1,137

Graduate Programs at Academy of Art

Academy of Art University offers 34 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 849 students have completed their study at Academy of Art University.

Offered Degrees at Academy of Art University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	33	32	849
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Total	34	33	849

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Academy of Art University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Art Teacher Education program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design program with 133 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Academy of Art University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Art Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Art Teacher Education	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Academy of Art University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✔	133	$72,800
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✔	118	$72,800
Computer Graphics	✔	102	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✔	99	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✔	96	-

Academy of Art University offers 34 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 849 students have completed their graduate studies.

849 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✔ (2 completers)	4 completers	-
Landscape Architecture	✔	4	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✔	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (2 completers)	22 completers	-
Journalism	✔	9	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✔	13	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	103 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✔	7	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✔	96	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	272 completers	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✔	118	$72,800
Computer Graphics	✔	67	-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	✔	63	-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	✔	24	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	11 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	8	-
Art Teacher Education	✔	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (3 completers)	123 completers	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✔	85	-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	✔	22	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✔	16	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (3 completers)	17 completers	-
Apparel and Textiles	✔	1	-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	✔	4	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	✔	12	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (13 completers)	270 completers	-
Digital Arts	✔	20	-
Commercial and Advertising Art	✔	0	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✔	33	-
Illustration	✔	44	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✔	14	-
Acting	✕	13	-
Costume Design	✔	4	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✔	18	-
Photography	✔	47	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✔	6	-
Metal and Jewelry Arts	✔	2	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	✔	47	-
Music Theory and Composition	✔	19	-
Music (other)	✔	3	-
Business [+]	✔	27 completers	-
Fashion Merchandising	✔	27	-
	Total	849

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Art Teacher Education	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Academy of Art

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,804 students enrolled into Academy of Art University graduate schools where it has total 8,928 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,378 full-time and 1,426 part-time graduate students. By gender, 945 male and 1,859 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,804	945	1,859
Full-time	1,378	489	889
Part-tme	1,426	456	970

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 441 White (15.73%), 162 Black/African American (5.78%), 158 Hispanic (5.63%), 116 Asian (4.14%), and 1,927 students with other races. 1,182 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,804	945	1,859
American Indian/Native American	6	4	2
Asian	116	37	79
Black/African American	162	59	103
Hispanic	158	59	99
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	441	150	291
Two More	44	15	29
Un-Known	692	217	475
Non-resident Alien	1,182	403	779

Academy of Art University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,572 graduate students (56.06% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 690 graduate students (24.61% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,804
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,572
Enrolled Some Online Courses	690
Not in Online Courses	542

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Academy of Art University. 496 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.69% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.04%), 185 students are aged above 50 (6.60%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Academy of Art University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,804	945	1,859
Under 18	1	1	0
Age 20-21	13	3	10
Age 22-24	483	148	335
Age 25-29	1,058	347	711
Age 30-34	481	170	311
Age 35-39	247	81	166
Age 40-49	298	113	185
Age 50-64	166	63	103
Over 64	19	6	13
Age Un-Known	38	13	25