Samuel Merritt University Graduate School

Samuel Merritt University (referred to as Samuel Merritt) is a Private, 4 years school located in Oakland, CA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Samuel Merritt is $58,126 in average. The school has 1,207 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,911 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Samuel Merritt University (referred to as Samuel Merritt) is a Private, 4 years school located in Oakland, CA.
The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/30/1984 - Current).
Samuel Merritt Directory Information
School NameSamuel Merritt University (Samuel Merritt)
Address3100 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
Phone800-607-6377
Webhttps://www.samuelmerritt.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.samuelmerritt.edu/admission/application
Financial Infohttps://www.samuelmerritt.edu/financial_aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Samuel Merritt is $58,126 in average. The school has 1,207 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,911 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 11 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$58,126
Student Population1,207
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs11 graduate programs
(2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio6 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Samuel Merritt is $58,126 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,569.
Samuel Merritt offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$56,837
Required Fees$528
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$1,569
Samuel Merritt 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Samuel Merritt University is $58,126. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.33% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$49,518$519
2019-2020$51,313$572
2020-2021$52,896$572
2021-2022$53,946$575
2022-2023$56,837$528
2023-2024$57,326$800
The graduate school tuition & fees of Samuel Merritt 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Samuel Merritt University$58,126
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 $1,590 at Samuel Merritt University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.34% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$1,394
2019-2020$1,429
2020-2021$1,465
2021-2022$1,494
2022-2023$1,569
2023-2024$1,590
The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at Samuel Merritt.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Samuel Merritt University
TuitionFees
Podiatry$48,041$3,065

Graduate Programs at Samuel Merritt

Samuel Merritt University offers 10 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, 456 students have completed their study at Samuel Merritt University.
Offered Degrees at Samuel Merritt University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree51294
Doctor's degree - other40155
Post Master's Degree117
Total102456
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Samuel Merritt University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 7 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 123 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry program with 45 completers.
Samuel Merritt University offers 10 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 456 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 294 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 155 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 7 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 294 completers-
Physician Assistant48-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist10-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse86$130,700
Nurse Anesthetist27-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing123-
Total294
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 155 completers-
Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry45-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist45-
Physical Therapy/Therapist44-
Nursing Practice21-
Total155
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 7 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing7-
Total7

Graduate Student Population at Samuel Merritt

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,207 students enrolled into Samuel Merritt University graduate schools where it has total 1,911 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 801 full-time and 406 part-time graduate students. By gender, 303 male and 904 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
Total1,207303904
Full-time801215586
Part-tme40688318
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 267 White (22.12%), 114 Black/African American (9.44%), 254 Hispanic (21.04%), 454 Asian (37.61%), and 118 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,207303904
American Indian/Native American110
Asian454120334
Black/African American1143183
Hispanic25457197
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander303
White26769198
Two More861868
Un-Known28721
Non-resident Alien000
Samuel Merritt University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 308 graduate students (25.52% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,207
Enrolled Online Exclusively308
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses899
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Samuel Merritt University. 92 students are aged 20 to 24 (7.62% of total students), 41 students are aged above 50 (3.40%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Samuel Merritt University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,207303904
Age 20-21211
Age 22-24902862
Age 25-29516115401
Age 30-3430785222
Age 35-391363898
Age 40-491152491
Age 50-64381028
Over 64321

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