Graduate Programs at Northcentral University

Graduate School Overview

Northcentral University (referred to as NCU) is a Private, 4 years school located in La Jolla, CA. Northcentral University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University 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 (6/19/2015 - Current).

NCU Directory Information
School Name	Northcentral University (NCU)
Address	11355 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone	888-327-2877
Web	https://www.ncu.edu
Online Application	https://apply.ncu.edu
Financial Info	https://www.ncu.edu/tuition-and-admissions/financing

The graduate school tuition & fees at Northcentral University is $18,095 in average. The school has 12,295 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,471 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 52 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 52 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,095
Student Population	12,295
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	52 graduate programs (52 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northcentral University is $18,095 in average for the academic year 2020-2021. The tuition per credit hour is $938.

Northcentral University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Northcentral 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	52 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

The graduate school tuition & fees of Northcentral University is $18,095. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

The school is active, but the current year tuition data is not available. The tuition & other costs are based on 2020-2021 data.

Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$16,553	$973
2018-2019	$16,864	$1,053
2019-2020	$16,983	$1,112
2020-2021	$16,983	$1,112
2021-2022	$16,881	$1,326

The graduate school tuition & fees of NCU is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the California graduate tuition is $21,757 (public) / $23,632 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northcentral University	$18,095
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
California Graduate Schools	$19,741	$22,122
Public	$11,486	$21,757
Private	$23,632

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $944 at Northcentral University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$920
2018-2019	$937
2019-2020	$944
2020-2021	$944
2021-2022	$938

The law school tuition at Northcentral University is $14,646 for academic year 2021-2022. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Northcentral University.

2021-2022 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Northcentral University
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$12,420	$2,226

Graduate Programs at NCU

Northcentral University offers 50 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, 2,009 students have completed their study at Northcentral University.

Offered Degrees at Northcentral University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	26	26	1,056
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	15	15	698
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	4	28
Post Master's Degree	5	5	227
Total	50	50	2,009

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 166 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 340 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Education program with 462 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northcentral University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	166	-
Education	✔	164	-
Education	✔	156	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	39	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	29	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northcentral University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	340	$48,900
Education	✔	291	$45,200
Business Administration and Management	✔	275	$48,900
Education	✔	275	$45,200
Business Administration and Management	✔	231	$48,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northcentral University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	462	$69,000
Education	✔	394	$69,000
Business Administration and Management	✔	385	$97,600
Education	✔	337	$69,000
Business Administration and Management	✔	326	$97,600

Northcentral University offers 50 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 2,009 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,056 students have earned/completed Master's program.
28 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
227 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (5 completers)	33 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	15	-
Information Technology	✔	4	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	✔	2	-
Computer Science	✔	6	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	244 completers	$45,200
Education	✔	224	$45,200
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	2	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	13	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✔	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	5	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	✔	4	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (6 completers)	282 completers	$42,800
Psychology	✔	96	$42,800
Developmental and Child Psychology	✔	21	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	43	-
Educational Psychology	✔	1	-
Health/Medical Psychology	✔	21	-
Forensic Psychology	✔	100	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	0	-
Social Work	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	200 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	200	-
Nursing Administration	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	293 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	231	$48,900
Organizational Leadership	✔	50	-
Accounting	✔	9	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	3	-
	Total	1,056

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	1 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	1	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	✔	0	-
Computer Science	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	337 completers	$69,000
Education	✔	337	$69,000
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	57 completers	$93,100
Psychology	✔	57	$93,100
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	0	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	11 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	11	-
Nursing Practice	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	292 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	287	$97,600
Organizational Leadership	✔	5	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	0	-
	Total	698

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Education	✔	5	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Psychology	✔	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	13	-
Business [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	4	-
	Total	28

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	175 completers	-
Education	✔	166	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	9	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Psychology	✔	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	15	-
Business [+]	✔	23 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	23	-
	Total	227

Graduate Student Population at NCU

For academic year 2021-2022, total 12,295 students enrolled into Northcentral University graduate schools where it has total 12,471 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 4,913 full-time and 7,382 part-time graduate students. By gender, 3,146 male and 9,149 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	12,295	3,146	9,149
Full-time	4,913	1,432	3,481
Part-tme	7,382	1,714	5,668

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

There are 3,935 White (32.00%), 4,427 Black/African American (36.01%), 1,154 Hispanic (9.39%), 307 Asian (2.50%), and 2,472 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	12,295	3,146	9,149
American Indian/Native American	107	28	79
Asian	307	113	194
Black/African American	4,427	1,155	3,272
Hispanic	1,154	272	882
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	108	22	86
White	3,935	986	2,949
Two More	455	99	356
Un-Known	1,802	471	1,331
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Northcentral University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Northcentral University is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.

Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students

Total 12,295

Enrolled Online Exclusively 12,295

Enrolled Some Online Courses 0

Not in Online Courses 0