Graduate Programs at Golden Gate University

Graduate School Overview

Golden Gate University (referred to as Golden Gate) is a Private, 4 years school located in San Francisco, CA.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (3/31/1959 - Current).

Golden Gate Directory Information
School Name	Golden Gate University (Golden Gate)
Address	536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2968
Phone	415-442-7800
Web	https://www.ggu.edu
Online Application	https://www.ggu.edu/admissions_and_costs/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.ggu.edu/undergraduate/enrollment/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Golden Gate is $17,070 in average. The school has 2,060 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,661 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 77 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 62 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,070
Student Population	2,060
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	77 graduate programs (62 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Golden Gate is $17,070 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,090.

Golden Gate offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$19,620
Required Fees	$255
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,090

Golden Gate 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, 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)	62 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
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 Golden Gate University is $17,070. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -14.11% 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	$18,900	$85
2019-2020	$19,620	$85
2020-2021	$19,620	$85
2021-2022	$19,620	$255
2022-2023	$19,620	$255
2023-2024	$16,815	$255

The graduate school tuition & fees of Golden Gate is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the California graduate tuition is $21,930 (public) / $24,536 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Golden Gate University	$17,070
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
California Graduate Schools	$19,839	$23,084
Public	$11,723	$21,930
Private	$24,536

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $17,600.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	-	-
2019-2020	-	-
2020-2021	-	-
2021-2022	-	-
2022-2023	-	-
2023-2024	$13,200	$4,400

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $936 at Golden Gate University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -14.13% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,050
2019-2020	$1,090
2020-2021	$1,090
2021-2022	$1,090
2022-2023	$1,090
2023-2024	$936

The law school tuition at Golden Gate University is $52,855 for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Golden Gate.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Golden Gate University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$52,500	$355

Graduate Programs at Golden Gate

Golden Gate University offers 53 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 718 students have completed their study at Golden Gate University.

Offered Degrees at Golden Gate University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	28	20	498
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	16
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	114
Post Bachelor's Degree	19	18	90
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	53	38	718

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Golden Gate University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration program with 20 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 91 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 114 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Golden Gate University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	20	-
Project Management	✔	12	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	11	-
Applied Psychology	✔	9	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	8	-

Popular Master's Programs at Golden Gate University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	91	$90,300
Taxation	✕	90	$77,800
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	71	$78,900
Accounting	✔	37	$69,900
Organizational Leadership	✔	35	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Golden Gate University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	114	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	9	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	7	-
Public Administration	✕	-	-

Golden Gate University offers 53 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 718 students have completed their graduate studies.

498 students have earned/completed Master's program.
114 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
90 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	19 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	19	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✔	-	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	3	-
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law	✕	-	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	-	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	10	-
Intellectual Property Law	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (4 completers)	34 completers	$55,700
Psychology	✔	1	$55,700
Counseling Psychology	✔	10	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	23	-
Psychology (other)	✔	-	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	31 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	31	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	-	-
Economics	✔	-	-
International Relations and Affairs	✔	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	400 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	91	$90,300
Project Management	✕	13	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	35	-
Accounting	✔	37	$69,900
Finance	✔	6	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	17	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	71	$78,900
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	-	-
Business Statistics	✔	34	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	6	-
Taxation	✕	90	$77,800
Telecommunications Management	✔	-	-
	Total	498

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	7	-
Human Services [+]	✕	-	-
Public Administration	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	9	-
	Total	16

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	114 completers	-
Law	✕	114	-
	Total	114

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	4	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	13 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	2	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✔	60 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	-	-
Project Management	✔	12	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	6	-
Accounting	✔	4	-
Finance	✔	-	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	8	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	20	-
Business Statistics	✔	3	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	-	-
Taxation	✔	7	-
	Total	90

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Golden Gate

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,060 students enrolled into Golden Gate University graduate schools where it has total 2,661 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,293 full-time and 767 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,063 male and 997 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	2,060	1,063	997
Full-time	1,293	727	566
Part-tme	767	336	431

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

There are 496 White (24.08%), 206 Black/African American (10.00%), 247 Hispanic (11.99%), 724 Asian (35.15%), and 387 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,060	1,063	997
American Indian/Native American	14	6	8
Asian	724	391	333
Black/African American	206	94	112
Hispanic	247	113	134
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	9	14
White	496	252	244
Two More	13	5	8
Un-Known	324	188	136
Non-resident Alien	13	5	8

Golden Gate University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 661 graduate students (32.09% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 478 graduate students (23.20% 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	2,060
Enrolled Online Exclusively	661
Enrolled Some Online Courses	478
Not in Online Courses	921

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Golden Gate University. 146 students are aged 20 to 24 (7.09% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 228 students are aged above 50 (11.07%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Golden Gate University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,060	1,063	997
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	6	4	2
Age 22-24	140	54	86
Age 25-29	457	200	257
Age 30-34	373	198	175
Age 35-39	344	190	154
Age 40-49	386	209	177
Age 50-64	212	119	93
Over 64	16	9	7
Age Un-Known	125	80	45

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