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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 graduate school tuition & fees at Northcentral University is $18,207 in average. The school has 12,490 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,648 including undergraduate students.

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 NameNorthcentral University (NCU)
Address11355 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone888-327-2877
Webhttps://www.ncu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://apply.ncu.edu
Financial Infohttps://www.ncu.edu/tuition-and-admissions/financing
The graduate school tuition & fees at Northcentral University is $18,207 in average. The school has 12,490 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,648 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 56 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 56 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$18,207
Student Population12,490
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs56 graduate programs
(56 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio1 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Northcentral University is $18,207 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)56 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 $18,207. 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
TuitionFees
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 $19,225 and the California graduate tuition is $21,770 (public) / $23,520 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Northcentral University$18,207
All Graduate Schools$15,964$19,225
Public$11,349$20,502
Private$19,232
California Graduate Schools$19,744$22,117
Public$11,503$21,770
Private$23,520
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
TuitionFees
Law$12,420$2,226

Graduate Programs at NCU

Northcentral University offers 51 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, 2,054 students have completed their study at Northcentral University.
Offered Degrees at Northcentral University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree26261,029
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship1515772
Doctor's degree - other118
Post Bachelor's Degree4439
Post Master's Degree55206
Total51512,054
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 231 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Education program with 361 completers.
Northcentral University offers 51 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 2,054 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,029 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 39 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 206 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (5 completers) 46 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✔14-
Information Technology✔5-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician✔9-
Computer Science✔8-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔10-
Education [+] ✔ (5 completers) 231 completers$45,200
Education✔189$45,200
Curriculum and Instruction✔7-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔32-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship✔0-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✔3-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 9 completers-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✔9-
Psychology [+] ✔ (6 completers) 238 completers$42,800
Psychology✔88$42,800
Developmental and Child Psychology✔38-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✔24-
Educational Psychology✔5-
Health/Medical Psychology✔24-
Forensic Psychology✔59-
Human Services [+] ✔ (2 completers) 12 completers-
Public Administration✔10-
Social Work✔2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (3 completers) 195 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔7-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✔188-
Nursing Administration✔0-
Business [+] ✔ 298 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔227$48,900
Organizational Leadership✔48-
Accounting✔13-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✔10-
Total1,029
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (3 completers) 16 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✔10-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician✔2-
Computer Science✔4-
Education [+] ✔ (3 completers) 392 completers$69,000
Education✔361$69,000
Curriculum and Instruction✔0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔31-
Psychology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 88 completers$93,100
Psychology✔88$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) 17 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔0-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✔17-
Nursing Practice✔0-
Business [+] ✔ 259 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔246$97,600
Organizational Leadership✔13-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✔0-
Total772
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] ✔ 8 completers-
Law✔8-
Total8
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Education✔4-
Psychology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 8 completers-
Psychology✔8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 18 completers-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✔18-
Business [+] ✔ 9 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔9-
Total39
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✔ (2 completers) 149 completers-
Education✔143-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔6-
Psychology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 24 completers-
Psychology✔24-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 8 completers-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✔8-
Business [+] ✔ 25 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔25-
Total206

Graduate Student Population at NCU

For academic year 2021-2022, total 12,490 students enrolled into Northcentral University graduate schools where it has total 12,648 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 4,997 full-time and 7,493 part-time graduate students. By gender, 3,058 male and 9,432 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,4903,0589,432
Full-time4,9971,3713,626
Part-tme7,4931,6875,806
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 4,066 White (32.55%), 4,529 Black/African American (36.26%), 1,282 Hispanic (10.26%), 330 Asian (2.64%), and 2,283 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,4903,0589,432
American Indian/Native American931677
Asian330103227
Black/African American4,5291,1693,360
Hispanic1,282303979
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander972077
White4,0669633,103
Two More501110391
Un-Known1,5923741,218
Non-resident Alien000
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
Total12,490
Enrolled Online Exclusively12,490
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northcentral University. 165 students are aged 20 to 24 (1.32% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.01%), 3,889 students are aged above 50 (31.14%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northcentral University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,4903,0589,432
Age 18-19101
Age 22-2416526139
Age 25-291,184222962
Age 30-341,6043781,226
Age 35-391,7464251,321
Age 40-493,5628492,713
Age 50-643,4039292,474
Over 64486144342
Age Un-Known33985254

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