Graduate Programs at National University

Graduate School Overview

National University (referred to as National) is a Private, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) 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 (2/28/1977 - Current).

National Directory Information
School Name	National University (National)
Address	11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011
Phone	800-628-8648
Web	https://www.nu.edu
Online Application	https://www.nu.edu/Admissions/ApplyOnline.html
Financial Info	https://www.nu.edu/Admissions/Financial-Aid-and-Scholarships.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at National University is $15,912 in average. The school has 10,146 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 18,631 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 139 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 123 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,912
Student Population	10,146
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	139 graduate programs (123 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at National University is $15,912 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $442.

National University offers the alternative tuition plans.

National 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)	123 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 National University is $15,912. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.79% 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	$15,480	-
2019-2020	$15,480	-
2020-2021	$15,480	-
2021-2022	$15,480	-
2022-2023	$15,912	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of National is 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
National University	$15,912
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 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 Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,248	$3,776
2019-2020	$13,408	$4,688
2020-2021	$16,580	$4,642
2021-2022	$17,253	$4,761
2022-2023	$17,784	$4,860

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $442 at National University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.79% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$430
2019-2020	$430
2020-2021	$430
2021-2022	$430
2022-2023	$442

Graduate Programs at National

National University offers 71 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, 4,303 students have completed their study at National University.

Offered Degrees at National University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	55	50	4,194
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	0
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	30
Post Bachelor's Degree	10	8	79
Post Master's Degree	3	2	0
Total	71	61	4,303

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 55 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 944 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Clinical Psychology program with 19 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at National University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	55	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	12	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✔	5	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	3	-
Sports Studies	✔	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at National University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	944	$58,400
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	732	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	361	$59,900
Business Administration and Management	✔	212	$63,200
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	207	$56,600

Popular Doctorate Programs at National University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Psychology	✕	19	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	11	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	0	-

National University offers 71 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 4,303 students have completed their graduate studies.

4,194 students have earned/completed Master's program.
30 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
79 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (2 completers)	33 completers	$53,100
Communication	✔	33	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✔	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	97 completers	-
Computer Science	✔	27	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	70	-
Information Technology Project Management	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (13 completers)	1,875 completers	$58,400
Education	✔	944	$58,400
Multicultural Education	✔	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	140	$80,700
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	0	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	40	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	40	$61,500
Learning Sciences	✔	98	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	361	$59,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	207	$56,600
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	4	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	35	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	25 completers	-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	✔	1	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	24	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (2 completers)	129 completers	$48,000
English Language and Literature	✔	99	$48,000
Creative Writing	✔	30	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (2 completers)	23 completers	-
Statistics	✔	23	-
Statistics (other)	✔	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	13 completers	-
Sustainability Studies	✔	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	13	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	50 completers	-
Sports Studies	✔	50	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1,086 completers	$49,100
Psychology	✕	70	$49,100
Counseling Psychology	✕	179	-
School Psychology	✔	105	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	732	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (3 completers)	133 completers	$39,500
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	33	-
Homeland Security	✔	44	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✔	56	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	88 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	88	$71,000
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (4 completers)	28 completers	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✔	0	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✔	16	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✔	5	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✔	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	184 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	27	-
Public Health	✔	91	$48,600
Medical Informatics	✔	26	-
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	✔	1	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	39	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔ (8 completers)	430 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	212	$63,200
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	✔	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	73	-
Accounting	✔	58	$54,600
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	76	$62,500
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	0	-
Management Information Systems	✔	10	-
Management Science	✔	1	-
History [+]	✔	0 completers	-
History	✔	0	-
	Total	4,194

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	11	-
	Total	30

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	2 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Sports Studies	✔	2	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	12	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✔	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	58 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	55	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	3	-
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✔	0	-
Management Science	✔	0	-
	Total	79

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Medical Informatics	✔	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at National

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 9,487 students enrolled into National University graduate schools where it has total 18,631 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 5,498 full-time and 3,989 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,720 male and 6,767 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	9,487	2,720	6,767
Full-time	5,498	1,573	3,925
Part-tme	3,989	1,147	2,842

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

There are 3,155 White (33.26%), 826 Black/African American (8.71%), 3,329 Hispanic (35.09%), 678 Asian (7.15%), and 1,499 students with other races. 34 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,487	2,720	6,767
American Indian/Native American	23	7	16
Asian	678	204	474
Black/African American	826	274	552
Hispanic	3,329	892	2,437
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	62	21	41
White	3,155	874	2,281
Two More	427	133	294
Un-Known	953	300	653
Non-resident Alien	34	15	19

National University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 7,159 graduate students (75.46% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,196 graduate students (12.61% 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	9,487
Enrolled Online Exclusively	7,159
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,196
Not in Online Courses	1,132

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at National University. 998 students are aged 20 to 24 (10.52% of total students), 669 students are aged above 50 (7.05%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at National University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,487	2,720	6,767
Age 20-21	17	3	14
Age 22-24	981	194	787
Age 25-29	2,730	712	2,018
Age 30-34	1,986	656	1,330
Age 35-39	1,372	436	936
Age 40-49	1,732	522	1,210
Age 50-64	645	184	461
Over 64	24	13	11

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