Graduate Programs at La Sierra University

Graduate School Overview

La Sierra University (referred to as La Sierra) is a Private, 4 years school located in Riverside, CA. La Sierra University is a historically black school. La Sierra University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) 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 (4/30/1953 - Current).

La Sierra Directory Information
School Name	La Sierra University (La Sierra)
Address	4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92505-8247
Phone	951-785-2000
Web	https://lasierra.edu
Online Application	https://lasierra.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://lasierra.edu/sfs

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at La Sierra University is $15,997 in average. The school has 351 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,614 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 118 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	$15,997
Student Population	351
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	118 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at La Sierra University is $15,997 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $730.

La Sierra University offers the alternative tuition plans.

La Sierra 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, 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 & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad 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 La Sierra University is $15,997. 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	$13,140	$930
2019-2020	$13,140	$930
2020-2021	$13,140	$930
2021-2022	$15,067	$930
2022-2023	$15,067	$930

The graduate school tuition & fees of La Sierra is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $24,070 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
La Sierra University	$15,997
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
California Graduate Schools	$19,794	$22,580
Public	$11,472	$21,739
Private	$24,070

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,040 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at La Sierra University. On-campus living costs are increased by 37.43% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $23,831. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.48% 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	$8,415	$5,157	$13,779	$6,519
2019-2020	$8,625	$3,717	$15,084	$5,631
2020-2021	$8,780	$2,933	$12,850	$5,524
2021-2022	$8,790	$3,006	$17,253	$6,693
2022-2023	$11,325	$4,886	$18,116	$5,715

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $730 at La Sierra 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	$730
2019-2020	$730
2020-2021	$730
2021-2022	$730
2022-2023	$730

Graduate Programs at La Sierra

La Sierra University offers 35 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, 136 students have completed their study at La Sierra University.

Offered Degrees at La Sierra University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	22	123
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	6	4
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	4
Post Master's Degree	5	5
Total	35	136

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at La Sierra University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Music Performance program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Health/Health Care Administration/Management program with 36 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 2 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at La Sierra University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Music Performance	✕	4	-
School Psychology	✕	3	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Psychology	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at La Sierra University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	36	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	23	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	23	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at La Sierra University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	2	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Psychology	✕	1	-
Education	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-

La Sierra University offers 35 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 136 students have completed their graduate studies.

123 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
5 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 [+]	✕	55 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	23	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	23	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Creative Writing	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	✕	0	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	3	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	0	-
Educational Psychology	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Archeology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	36	-
Business [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	4	$51,700
Accounting	✕	2	-
Finance	✕	4	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	6	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	4	-
Marketing (other)	✕	0	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	123

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	0	-
Educational Psychology	✕	1	-
	Total	4

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	3	-
Educational Psychology	✕	1	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at La Sierra

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 387 students enrolled into La Sierra University graduate schools where it has total 1,614 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 249 full-time and 138 part-time graduate students. By gender, 128 male and 259 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	387	128	259
Full-time	249	77	172
Part-tme	138	51	87

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

There are 46 White (11.89%), 40 Black/African American (10.34%), 142 Hispanic (36.69%), 43 Asian (11.11%), and 116 students with other races. 67 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	387	128	259
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	43	11	32
Black/African American	40	12	28
Hispanic	142	45	97
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	24	3
White	46	0	46
Two More	18	6	12
Un-Known	2	0	2
Non-resident Alien	67	29	38

La Sierra University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 387 graduate students (100.00% 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	387
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	387
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at La Sierra University. 66 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.05% of total students), 45 students are aged above 50 (11.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at La Sierra University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	387	128	259
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	64	22	42
Age 25-29	91	34	57
Age 30-34	62	23	39
Age 35-39	44	8	36
Age 40-49	79	29	50
Age 50-64	43	12	31
Over 64	2	0	2

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