Art Center College of Design Graduate Schools

Art Center College of Design is a Private, 4 years school located in Pasadena, CA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Art Center College of Design is $52,726 in average. The school has 291 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,319 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation (9/1/1963 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Art Center College of Design Directory Information
School Name	Art Center College of Design
Address	1700 Lida St, Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone	626-396-2200
Web	https://www.artcenter.edu
Online Application	https://www.artcenter.edu/apply.html
Financial Info	https://www.artcenter.edu/admissions/tuition-and-aid/financial-aid/financial-aid-eligibility.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Art Center College of Design is $52,726 in average. The school has 291 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,319 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 18 graduate programs through Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$52,726
Student Population	291
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	18 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Art Center College of Design is $52,726 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $2,166.

Art Center College of Design offers the alternative tuition plans.

Art Center College of Design offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Art Center College of Design is $52,726. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.93% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$45,250	$600
2019-2020	$46,788	$660
2020-2021	$48,380	$710
2021-2022	$50,024	$710
2022-2023	$51,726	$1,000

The graduate school tuition & fees of Art Center College of Design is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the California graduate tuition is $21,752 (public) / $24,037 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Art Center College of Design	$52,726
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
California Graduate Schools	$19,766	$22,527
Public	$11,624	$21,752
Private	$24,037

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $21,390. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.83% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,530	$6,492
2019-2020	$13,530	$6,492
2020-2021	$13,530	$6,492
2021-2022	$13,530	$6,492
2022-2023	$14,338	$7,052

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,166 at Art Center College of Design. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.93% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,886
2019-2020	$1,950
2020-2021	$2,016
2021-2022	$2,084
2022-2023	$2,166

Graduate Programs at Art Center College of Design

Art Center College of Design offers 7 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 90 students have completed their study at Art Center College of Design.

Offered Degrees at Art Center College of Design
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	0	90
Total	7	0	90

The most popular program at Art Center College of Design is the Graphic Design program and last year 29 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Art Center College of Design
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Graphic Design	✕	29	-
Graphic Design	✕	24	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	17	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	17	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	15	-

Art Center College of Design offers 7 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 90 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	10	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	9	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	24	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	17	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	17	-
	Total	90

Graduate Student Population at Art Center College of Design

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 291 students enrolled into Art Center College of Design graduate schools where it has total 2,319 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 260 full-time and 31 part-time graduate students. By gender, 124 male and 167 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	291	124	167
Full-time	260	109	151
Part-tme	31	15	16

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

There are 55 White (18.90%), 8 Black/African American (2.75%), 14 Hispanic (4.81%), 23 Asian (7.90%), and 191 students with other races. 187 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	291	124	167
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	23	9	14
Black/African American	8	7	1
Hispanic	14	4	10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	55	33	22
Two More	4	3	1
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	187	68	119

Art Center College of Design offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 12 graduate students (4.12% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 189 graduate students (64.95% 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	291
Enrolled Online Exclusively	12
Enrolled Some Online Courses	189
Not in Online Courses	90

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Art Center College of Design. 121 students are aged 20 to 24 (41.58% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.34%), 5 students are aged above 50 (1.72%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Art Center College of Design.