Graduate Programs at Mount Saint Mary's University

Graduate School Overview

Mount Saint Mary's University (referred to as Mount Saint Mary's) is a Private, 4 years school located in Los Angeles, CA.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (4/30/1952 - Current).

Mount Saint Mary's Directory Information
School Name	Mount Saint Mary's University (Mount Saint Mary's)
Address	12001 Chalon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1599
Phone	310-954-4000
Web	https://www.msmu.edu
Online Application	https://www.msmu.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/application-instructions
Financial Info	https://www.msmu.edu/academics/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Mount Saint Mary's is $13,894 in average. The school has 643 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,440 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 106 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,894
Student Population	643
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	106 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Mount Saint Mary's is $13,894 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,108.

Mount Saint Mary's offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$13,296
Required Fees	$194
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,108

Mount Saint Mary's 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)	4 Online Programs Available
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 Mount Saint Mary's University is $13,894. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.99% 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	$11,508	$161
2019-2020	$11,964	$170
2020-2021	$12,432	$180
2021-2022	$12,912	$187
2022-2023	$13,296	$194
2023-2024	$13,692	$202

The graduate school tuition & fees of Mount Saint Mary's is inexpensive 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
Mount Saint Mary's University	$13,894
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

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $21,124 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Mount Saint Mary's.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.19% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $23,584. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.75% 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	$12,170	$5,873	$13,422	$5,873
2019-2020	$12,455	$5,874	$13,952	$5,874
2020-2021	$12,704	$6,164	$14,510	$6,164
2021-2022	$12,704	$6,382	$15,080	$6,382
2022-2023	$13,217	$7,058	$15,674	$7,058
2023-2024	$14,154	$6,970	$16,614	$6,970

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,141 at Mount Saint Mary's University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.98% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$959
2019-2020	$997
2020-2021	$1,036
2021-2022	$1,076
2022-2023	$1,108
2023-2024	$1,141

Graduate Programs at Mount Saint Mary's

Mount Saint Mary's University offers 24 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, 280 students have completed their study at Mount Saint Mary's University.

Offered Degrees at Mount Saint Mary's University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	20	221
Doctor's degree - other	1	29
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	30
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	24	280

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Mount Saint Mary's University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Counseling Psychology program with 30 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Counseling Psychology program with 73 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 29 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Mount Saint Mary's University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counseling Psychology	✕	30	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Mount Saint Mary's University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counseling Psychology	✕	73	-
Education	✕	24	$51,200
Project Management	✕	20	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	19	-
Creative Writing	✕	17	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Mount Saint Mary's University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	29	-

Mount Saint Mary's University offers 24 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 280 students have completed their graduate studies.

221 students have earned/completed Master's program.
29 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
30 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	35 completers	$51,200
Education	✕	24	$51,200
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	$55,300
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	17	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	5	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	92 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	19	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	73	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	5	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	11	-
Photography	✕	1	-
Documentary Production	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Nursing Education	✕	1	-
Nursing Administration	✕	12	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Project Management	✕	20	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	6	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	6	-
	Total	221

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	29	-
	Total	29

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	30	-
	Total	30

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

Graduate Student Population at Mount Saint Mary's

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 643 students enrolled into Mount Saint Mary's University graduate schools where it has total 2,440 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 507 full-time and 136 part-time graduate students. By gender, 148 male and 495 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	643	148	495
Full-time	507	117	390
Part-tme	136	31	105

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

There are 127 White (19.75%), 43 Black/African American (6.69%), 318 Hispanic (49.46%), 43 Asian (6.69%), and 112 students with other races. 17 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	643	148	495
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	43	13	30
Black/African American	43	16	27
Hispanic	318	45	273
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	127	36	91
Two More	4	2	2
Un-Known	87	28	59
Non-resident Alien	17	7	10

Mount Saint Mary's University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 46 graduate students (7.15% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 299 graduate students (46.50% 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	643
Enrolled Online Exclusively	46
Enrolled Some Online Courses	299
Not in Online Courses	298

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