Graduate Programs at Palo Alto University

Graduate School Overview

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

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/30/1986 - Current).

Palo Alto Directory Information
School Name	Palo Alto University (Palo Alto)
Address	1791 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1337
Phone	800-818-6136
Web	https://www.paloaltou.edu
Online Application	https://www.paloaltou.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.paloaltou.edu/admissions/admissions-resources/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Palo Alto is $49,200 in average. The school has 1,097 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,129 including undergraduate students.Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$49,200
Student Population	1,097
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	6 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Palo Alto is $49,200 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $767.

Palo Alto offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$44,230
Required Fees	$3,438
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$767

Palo Alto 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	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Palo Alto University is $49,200. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.21% 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	$24,045	$1,571
2019-2020	$22,184	$1,462
2020-2021	$30,116	$2,225
2021-2022	$30,476	$2,270
2022-2023	$44,230	$3,438
2023-2024	$45,500	$3,700

The graduate school tuition & fees of Palo Alto is very expensive 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
Palo Alto University	$49,200
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 tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $792 at Palo Alto University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.26% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$594
2019-2020	$686
2020-2021	$760
2021-2022	$896
2022-2023	$767
2023-2024	$792

Graduate Programs at Palo Alto

Palo Alto 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, 315 students have completed their study at Palo Alto University.

Offered Degrees at Palo Alto University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	3	193
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	122
Total	4	3	315

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

The most popular Master's program is the Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling program with 100 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Clinical Psychology program with 122 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Palo Alto University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	100	-
Clinical Psychology	✔	67	$49,800
Psychology	✔	26	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Palo Alto University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Psychology	✕	122	$63,500

Palo Alto University offers 4 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 315 students have completed their graduate studies.

193 students have earned/completed Master's program.
122 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	93 completers	-
Psychology	✔	26	-
Clinical Psychology	✔	67	$49,800
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	100 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✔	100	-
	Total	193

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	122 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	122	$63,500
	Total	122

Graduate Student Population at Palo Alto

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,097 students enrolled into Palo Alto University graduate schools where it has total 1,129 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 861 full-time and 236 part-time graduate students. By gender, 162 male and 935 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	1,097	162	935
Full-time	861	122	739
Part-tme	236	40	196

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

There are 506 White (46.13%), 44 Black/African American (4.01%), 205 Hispanic (18.69%), 136 Asian (12.40%), and 206 students with other races. 94 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,097	162	935
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	136	19	117
Black/African American	44	10	34
Hispanic	205	30	175
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	506	79	427
Two More	61	8	53
Un-Known	47	5	42
Non-resident Alien	94	10	84

Palo Alto University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 474 graduate students (43.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.