Graduate Programs at Loyola Marymount University

Graduate School Overview

Loyola Marymount University (referred to as Loyola Marymount) is a Private, 4 years school located in Los Angeles, CA. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) 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 (3/31/1949 - Current).

Loyola Marymount Directory Information
School Name	Loyola Marymount University (Loyola Marymount)
Address	One Lmu Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
Phone	310-338-2700
Web	https://www.lmu.edu
Online Application	https://admission.lmu.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://financialaid.lmu.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Loyola Marymount University is $20,748 in average. The school has 2,866 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,165 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 119 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,748
Student Population	2,866
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	119 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Loyola Marymount University is $20,748 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,461.

Loyola Marymount University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Loyola Marymount 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Loyola Marymount University is $20,748. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.15% 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	$17,822	$284
2019-2020	$18,606	$297
2020-2021	$19,460	$296
2021-2022	$19,642	$280
2022-2023	$20,468	$280

The graduate school tuition & fees of Loyola Marymount 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
Loyola Marymount University	$20,748
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 living costs are $20,958 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Loyola Marymount University. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.73% 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	$13,690	$3,240	$13,779	$4,248
2019-2020	$14,075	$3,717	$15,084	$5,274
2020-2021	$14,268	$2,933	$16,580	$4,642
2021-2022	$15,306	$2,979	$17,253	$4,761
2022-2023	$16,098	$3,051	$17,784	$4,860

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,461 at Loyola Marymount University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.13% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,273
2019-2020	$1,329
2020-2021	$1,390
2021-2022	$1,403
2022-2023	$1,461

Graduate Programs at Loyola Marymount

Loyola Marymount University offers 63 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, 1,123 students have completed their study at Loyola Marymount University.

Offered Degrees at Loyola Marymount University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	38	2	720
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	14
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	305
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	0	1
Post Master's Degree	8	4	83
Total	63	7	1,123

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Loyola Marymount University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence program with 34 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Urban Education and Leadership program with 236 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 332 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Loyola Marymount University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	34	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	30	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	$68,000
School Psychology	✔	21	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	19	$68,000

Popular Master's Programs at Loyola Marymount University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	236	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	228	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	60	$51,600
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	54	$51,600
Business/Commerce	✕	53	$89,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Loyola Marymount University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	332	-
Law	✕	305	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	21	$97,200
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	14	$97,200
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✔	0	-

Loyola Marymount University offers 63 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,123 students have completed their graduate studies.

720 students have earned/completed Master's program.
305 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
83 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	434 completers	-
Education	✕	32	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	$59,300
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	9	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	228	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	40	$55,800
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	54	$51,600
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	29	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	16	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	13	-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	20	-
Civil Engineering	✕	9	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	1	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	18	-
Systems Engineering	✕	10	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	13 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	13	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	9	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	5	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	9	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	11	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Educational Psychology	✕	16	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	12	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	35	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	22	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	6	-
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✔	79 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	37	$89,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	19	-
Accounting	✕	10	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	0	-
Management Science	✕	12	-
Taxation	✔	0	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	1	-
	Total	720

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	14	$97,200
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	0	-
	Total	14

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	305 completers	-
Law	✕	305	-
	Total	305

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Natural Resources/Conservation	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Programming (other)	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Water Resources Engineering	✕	1	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	0	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)	✕	0	-
Systems Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	0	-
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
	Total	1

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	25 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	$68,000
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	0	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	47 completers	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✕	30	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✔	17	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
	Total	83

Graduate Student Population at Loyola Marymount

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,057 students enrolled into Loyola Marymount University graduate schools where it has total 10,165 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,475 full-time and 582 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,148 male and 1,909 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	3,057	1,148	1,909
Full-time	2,475	913	1,562
Part-tme	582	235	347

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

There are 1,177 White (38.50%), 195 Black/African American (6.38%), 957 Hispanic (31.31%), 280 Asian (9.16%), and 448 students with other races. 296 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,057	1,148	1,909
American Indian/Native American	6	3	3
Asian	280	103	177
Black/African American	195	55	140
Hispanic	957	316	641
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	1,177	478	699
Two More	126	40	86
Un-Known	16	11	5
Non-resident Alien	296	139	157

Loyola Marymount University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 940 graduate students (30.75% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,066 graduate students (34.87% 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	3,057
Enrolled Online Exclusively	940
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,066
Not in Online Courses	1,051

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Loyola Marymount University. 1,083 students are aged 20 to 24 (35.43% of total students), 117 students are aged above 50 (3.83%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Loyola Marymount University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,057	1,148	1,909
Age 20-21	66	21	45
Age 22-24	1,017	350	667
Age 25-29	1,053	400	653
Age 30-34	406	166	240
Age 35-39	191	89	102
Age 40-49	207	77	130
Age 50-64	108	37	71
Over 64	9	8	1

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