Five Branches University Graduate Schools

Five Branches University (referred to as Five Branches) is a Private, 4 years school located in Santa Cruz, CA. Five Branches University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Five Branches University is $19,363 in average. The school has 375 students (all graduate).

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (5/14/1996 - Current).

Five Branches Directory Information
School Name	Five Branches University (Five Branches)
Address	200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone	831-476-9424
Web	https://www.fivebranches.edu
Online Application	https://www.fivebranches.edu/masters-in-tcm/admissions-masters/41
Financial Info	https://www.fivebranches.edu/masters-in-tcm/financial-aid/724

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Five Branches University is $19,363 in average. The school has 375 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,363
Student Population	375
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	2 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Five Branches University is $19,363 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $305.

Five Branches University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Five Branches University 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 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Five Branches University is $19,363. 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	$17,175	$315
2019-2020	$17,783	$315
2020-2021	$19,048	$315
2021-2022	$19,048	$315
2022-2023	$19,048	$315

The graduate school tuition & fees of Five Branches is average 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
Five Branches University	$19,363
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 tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $305 at Five Branches University. 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	$300
2019-2020	$305
2020-2021	$305
2021-2022	$305
2022-2023	$305

Graduate Programs at Five Branches

Five Branches University offers 2 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 155 students have completed their study at Five Branches University.

Offered Degrees at Five Branches University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	1	42
Doctor's degree - other	1	113
Total	2	155

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Five Branches University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program with 42 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program with 113 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Five Branches University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	42	$18,600
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	31	$18,600

Popular Doctorate Programs at Five Branches University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	113	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	55	-

Five Branches University offers 2 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 155 students have completed their graduate studies.

42 students have earned/completed Master's program.
113 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	42	$18,600
	Total	42

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	113 completers	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	113	-
	Total	113

Graduate Student Population at Five Branches

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 375 students enrolled into Five Branches University graduate schools . By attending status, there are 243 full-time and 132 part-time graduate students. By gender, 90 male and 285 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	375	90	285
Full-time	243	57	186
Part-tme	132	33	99

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

There are 128 White (34.13%), 4 Black/African American (1.07%), 19 Hispanic (5.07%), 178 Asian (47.47%), and 46 students with other races. 31 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	375	90	285
American Indian/Native American	6	2	4
Asian	178	43	135
Black/African American	4	1	3
Hispanic	19	8	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	128	25	103
Two More	7	1	6
Un-Known	1	0	1
Non-resident Alien	31	9	22

Five Branches University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 82 graduate students (21.87% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 293 graduate students (78.13% 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	375
Enrolled Online Exclusively	82
Enrolled Some Online Courses	293
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Five Branches University. 12 students are aged 20 to 24 (3.20% of total students), 84 students are aged above 50 (22.40%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Five Branches University.