Graduate Programs at Meridian University

Graduate School Overview

Meridian University (referred to as Meridian) is a Private, 4 years school located in Petaluma, CA.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/17/2017 - Current).

Meridian Directory Information
School Name	Meridian University (Meridian)
Address	47 Sixth Street, Petaluma, CA 94952-3092
Phone	707-765-1836
Web	https://meridianuniversity.edu
Financial Info	https://0

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Meridian is $21,632 in average. The school has 196 students (all graduate). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$21,632
Student Population	196
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	4 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)

The graduate tuition & fees at Meridian is $21,632 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $676.

Meridian offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$21,632
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$676

Meridian 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

Tuition & Fees
Comparison

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Meridian University is $21,632.

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	$20,280	-
2019-2020	$21,632	-
2020-2021	$21,632	-
2021-2022	$21,632	-
2022-2023	$21,632	-
2023-2024	-	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Meridian is average 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
Meridian University	$21,632
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

Graduate Programs at Meridian

Meridian University offers 4 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 17 students have completed their study at Meridian University.

Offered Degrees at Meridian University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	2	9
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	4
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	4
Total	4	4	17

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

The most popular Master's program is the Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other) program with 6 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Clinical Psychology program with 4 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Meridian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✔	6
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	3

Popular Doctorate Programs at Meridian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Clinical Psychology	✔	4
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✔	4

Meridian University offers 4 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 17 students have completed their graduate studies.

9 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	3
Psychology [+]	✔	6 completers
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✔	6
	Total	9

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Psychology [+]	✔	4 completers
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✔	4
	Total	4

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Psychology [+]	✔	4 completers
Clinical Psychology	✔	4
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Meridian

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 195 students enrolled into Meridian University graduate schools . By attending status, there are 166 full-time and 29 part-time graduate students. By gender, 38 male and 157 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	195	38	157
Full-time	166	32	134
Part-tme	29	6	23

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

There are 118 White (60.51%), 23 Black/African American (11.79%), 17 Hispanic (8.72%), 10 Asian (5.13%), and 27 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	195	38	157
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	10	1	9
Black/African American	23	5	18
Hispanic	17	2	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0	4
White	118	23	95
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	20	6	14
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Meridian University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 195 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	195
Enrolled Online Exclusively	195
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Meridian University. 2 students are aged 20 to 24 (1.03% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.51%), 57 students are aged above 50 (29.23%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Meridian University.