Graduate Programs at Holy Names University

Graduate School Overview

Holy Names University (referred to as Holy Names) is a Private, 4 years school located in Oakland, 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 school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (1/1/1949 - Current).

Holy Names Directory Information
School Name	Holy Names University (Holy Names)
Address	3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619-1699
Phone	510-436-1000
Web	https://www.hnu.edu
Online Application	https://community.hnu.edu/SSLPage.aspx?pid=319
Financial Info	https://www.hnu.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Holy Names University is $18,590 in average. The school has 395 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 959 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 87 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,590
Student Population	395
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	87 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Holy Names University is $18,590 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,003.

Holy Names University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Holy Names 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, 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	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
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 Holy Names University is $18,590. 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	$18,054	$516
2019-2020	$18,054	$526
2020-2021	$18,054	$536
2021-2022	$18,054	$536
2022-2023	$18,054	$536

The graduate school tuition & fees of Holy Names is relatively inexpensive 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
Holy Names University	$18,590
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 living costs are $19,134 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Holy Names University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.07% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,644. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.86% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,190	$3,250	$15,310	$4,258
2019-2020	$13,595	$3,717	$15,084	$5,274
2020-2021	$13,994	$2,933	$16,580	$4,642
2021-2022	$13,994	$2,979	$17,253	$4,761
2022-2023	$14,274	$3,051	$17,784	$4,860

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,003 at Holy Names 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	$1,003
2019-2020	$1,003
2020-2021	$1,003
2021-2022	$1,003
2022-2023	$1,003

Graduate Programs at Holy Names

Holy Names University offers 41 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, 135 students have completed their study at Holy Names University.

Offered Degrees at Holy Names University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	26	107
Post Bachelor's Degree	13	27
Post Master's Degree	2	1
Total	41	135

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Holy Names University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities program with 9 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 28 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Holy Names University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	9	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	3	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Holy Names University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	28	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	26	-
Nursing Administration	✕	20	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	11	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	10	-

Holy Names University offers 41 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 135 students have completed their graduate studies.

107 students have earned/completed Master's program.
27 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
Education [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Education	✕	6	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	11	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	4	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	0	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	0	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	26	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	4	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Music	✕	4	-
Music Performance	✕	0	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	0	-
Nursing Administration	✕	20	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	28	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	0	-
Finance	✕	0	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	0	-
	Total	107

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	9	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	0	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	0	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	2	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	0	-
	Total	27

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Holy Names

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 419 students enrolled into Holy Names University graduate schools where it has total 959 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 198 full-time and 221 part-time graduate students. By gender, 107 male and 312 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	419	107	312
Full-time	198	53	145
Part-tme	221	54	167

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

There are 108 White (25.78%), 81 Black/African American (19.33%), 86 Hispanic (20.53%), 47 Asian (11.22%), and 97 students with other races. 17 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	419	107	312
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	47	13	34
Black/African American	81	20	61
Hispanic	86	22	64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	108	24	84
Two More	29	8	21
Un-Known	51	15	36
Non-resident Alien	17	5	12

Holy Names University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 79 graduate students (18.85% 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	419
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	79
Not in Online Courses	340

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Holy Names University. 94 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.43% of total students), 37 students are aged above 50 (8.83%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Holy Names University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	419	107	312
Age 20-21	10	3	7
Age 22-24	84	26	58
Age 25-29	125	31	94
Age 30-34	53	14	39
Age 35-39	47	15	32
Age 40-49	61	13	48
Age 50-64	33	4	29
Over 64	4	0	4
Age Un-Known	2	1	1

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