Graduate Programs at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Graduate School Overview

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science (referred to as CDU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Los Angeles, CA. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/30/1995 - Current).

CDU Directory Information
School Name	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU)
Address	1731 E 120th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Phone	323-563-4800
Web	https://www.cdrewu.edu
Online Application	https://www.cdrewu.edu/Apply
Financial Info	https://www.cdrewu.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is $28,264 in average. The school has 531 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 777 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 15 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$28,264
Student Population	531
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	15 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	5 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is $28,264 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $961.

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science offers the alternative tuition plans.

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science 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 are provided for their students.

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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is $28,264. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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	$22,176	$5,200
2019-2020	$22,176	$5,200
2020-2021	$22,176	$5,200
2021-2022	$23,064	$5,200
2022-2023	$23,064	$5,200

The graduate school tuition & fees of CDU is average compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $23,882 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	$28,264
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
California Graduate Schools	$19,794	$22,475
Public	$11,472	$21,739
Private	$23,882

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $23,794. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.09% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,294	$4,240
2019-2020	$15,086	$5,274
2020-2021	$16,580	$4,642
2021-2022	$17,253	$4,761
2022-2023	$17,782	$6,012

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $961 at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$924
2019-2020	$924
2020-2021	$924
2021-2022	$961
2022-2023	$961

Graduate Programs at CDU

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science offers 9 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, 374 students have completed their study at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

Offered Degrees at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	290
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	25
Post Master's Degree	2	59
Total	9	374

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing program with 38 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 103 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	38	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	25	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	21	-

Popular Master's Programs at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	103	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✕	59	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	55	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	29	-
Physician Assistant	✕	24	-

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science offers 9 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 374 students have completed their graduate studies.

290 students have earned/completed Master's program.
25 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
59 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	29	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	261 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	24	-
Public Health	✕	20	$55,500
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	103	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	55	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✕	59	-
	Total	290

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	25	-
	Total	25

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	21	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	38	-
	Total	59

Graduate Student Population at CDU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 640 students enrolled into Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science graduate schools where it has total 777 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 574 full-time and 66 part-time graduate students. By gender, 169 male and 471 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	640	169	471
Full-time	574	153	421
Part-tme	66	16	50

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

There are 71 White (11.09%), 209 Black/African American (32.66%), 134 Hispanic (20.94%), 161 Asian (25.16%), and 65 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	640	169	471
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	161	59	102
Black/African American	209	46	163
Hispanic	134	37	97
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	2	6
White	71	12	59
Two More	30	7	23
Un-Known	21	5	16
Non-resident Alien	6	1	5

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 190 graduate students (29.69% 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	640
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	190
Not in Online Courses	450

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. 72 students are aged 20 to 24 (11.25% of total students), 59 students are aged above 50 (9.22%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	640	169	471
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	70	21	49
Age 25-29	169	45	124
Age 30-34	131	40	91
Age 35-39	109	31	78
Age 40-49	100	24	76
Age 50-64	58	8	50
Over 64	1	0	1

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