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Samuel Merritt University Graduate Schools

Samuel Merritt University (referred to as Samuel Merritt) is a Private, 4 years school located in Oakland, CA. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Samuel Merritt University is $57,365 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. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.
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 at Samuel Merritt University is $57,365 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 Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$57,365
Student Population1,207
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs11 graduate programs
(1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio6 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Samuel Merritt University is $57,365 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,572.
Samuel Merritt University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Samuel Merritt 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, remedial services, 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)1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services
  • Remedial 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 $57,365. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.22% 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
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 $19,603 and the California graduate tuition is $21,752 (public) / $24,037 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Samuel Merritt University$57,365
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
California Graduate Schools$19,766$22,527
Public$11,624$21,752
Private$24,037
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,572 at Samuel Merritt University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.22% 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$1,572

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, 413 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 Degree50265
Doctor's degree - other40140
Post Master's Degree118
Total101413
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 9 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 100 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 70 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 413 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 265 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 140 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 8 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 [+] ✕ 265 completers-
Physician Assistant✕42-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕6-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕90$130,700
Nurse Anesthetist✕27-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕100-
Total265
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 140 completers-
Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry✕38-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕45-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕48-
Nursing Practice✕9-
Total140
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 8 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✔8-
Total8

Graduate Student Population at Samuel Merritt

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,320 students enrolled into Samuel Merritt University graduate schools where it has total 1,911 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 844 full-time and 476 part-time graduate students. By gender, 345 male and 975 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
Total1,320345975
Full-time844249595
Part-tme47696380
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 311 White (23.56%), 97 Black/African American (7.35%), 240 Hispanic (18.18%), 489 Asian (37.05%), and 183 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,320345975
American Indian/Native American110
Asian489137352
Black/African American972671
Hispanic24057183
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander826
White31184227
Two More1072384
Un-Known671552
Non-resident Alien000
Samuel Merritt University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 302 graduate students (22.88% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 8 graduate students (0.61% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,320
Enrolled Online Exclusively302
Enrolled Some Online Courses8
Not in Online Courses1,010
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Samuel Merritt University. 255 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.32% of total students), 39 students are aged above 50 (2.95%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Samuel Merritt University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,320345975
Age 20-21945
Age 22-2424663183
Age 25-29516136380
Age 30-3426583182
Age 35-391252699
Age 40-491192396
Age 50-6436729
Over 64321
Age Un-Known110

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