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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

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 graduate school tuition & fees at Golden Gate University is $19,705 in average. The school has 1,877 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,472 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 72 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 59 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,705
Student Population	1,877
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	72 graduate programs (59 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Golden Gate University is $19,705 in average for the academic year 2020-2021. The tuition per credit hour is $1,090.

Golden Gate University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Golden Gate 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	59 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

The graduate school tuition & fees of Golden Gate University is $19,705. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

The school is active, but the current year tuition data is not available. The tuition & other costs are based on 2020-2021 data.

Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$18,270	$85
2018-2019	$18,900	$85
2019-2020	$19,620	$85
2020-2021	$19,620	$85
2021-2022	$19,620	$255

The graduate school tuition & fees of Golden Gate is average 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
Golden Gate University	$19,705
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 tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,090 at Golden Gate 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	$1,015
2018-2019	$1,050
2019-2020	$1,090
2020-2021	$1,090
2021-2022	$1,090

The law school tuition at Golden Gate University is $52,925 for academic year 2021-2022. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Golden Gate University.

Law School Tuition

2021-2022 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Golden Gate University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$52,500	$425

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, 743 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	21	493
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	10
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	169
Post Bachelor's Degree	19	18	70
Post Master's Degree	2	1	1
Total	53	40	743

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 18 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Taxation program with 119 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 169 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	✔	18	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	14	-
Applied Psychology	✔	10	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	10	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	9	-

Popular Master's Programs at Golden Gate University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Taxation	✕	119	$77,800
Taxation	✕	95	$77,800
Business Administration and Management	✔	85	$90,300
Business Administration and Management	✔	78	$90,300
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	59	$78,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Golden Gate University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	169	-
Law	✕	131	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	5	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	5	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	5	-

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 743 students have completed their graduate studies.

493 students have earned/completed Master's program.
169 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
70 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
1 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	27 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	27	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✔	0	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	4	-
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law	✕	1	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	0	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✔	8	-
Intellectual Property Law	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (4 completers)	35 completers	$55,700
Psychology	✔	1	$55,700
Counseling Psychology	✔	16	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	18	-
Psychology (other)	✔	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	29	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	0 completers	-
Economics	✔	0	-
International Relations and Affairs	✔	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	388 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	78	$90,300
Project Management	✔	20	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	22	-
Accounting	✔	29	$69,900
Finance	✔	14	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	20	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	52	$78,900
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Statistics	✔	37	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	18	-
Taxation	✕	95	$77,800
Telecommunications Management	✔	3	-
	Total	493

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	5	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	5	-
	Total	10

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	169 completers	-
Law	✕	169	-
	Total	169

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	1	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (3 completers)	21 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	3	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	8	-
Applied Psychology	✔	10	-
Human Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	47 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Project Management	✔	1	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	7	-
Accounting	✔	2	-
Finance	✔	0	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	14	-
Investments and Securities	✔	0	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	18	-
Business Statistics	✔	0	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	0	-
Taxation	✔	5	-
	Total	70

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✔	1	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Golden Gate

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,877 students enrolled into Golden Gate University graduate schools where it has total 2,472 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 774 full-time and 1,103 part-time graduate students. By gender, 894 male and 983 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	1,877	894	983
Full-time	774	388	386
Part-tme	1,103	506	597

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

There are 599 White (31.91%), 174 Black/African American (9.27%), 284 Hispanic (15.13%), 355 Asian (18.91%), and 465 students with other races. 141 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,877	894	983
American Indian/Native American	17	9	8
Asian	355	141	214
Black/African American	174	74	100
Hispanic	284	137	147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	9	14
White	599	324	275
Two More	12	8	4
Un-Known	272	145	127
Non-resident Alien	141	47	94

Golden Gate University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 384 graduate students (20.46% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 705 graduate students (37.56% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.