Graduate Programs at Santa Clara University

Graduate School Overview

Santa Clara University (referred to as SCU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Santa Clara, CA. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/28/1949 - Current).

SCU Directory Information
School Name	Santa Clara University (SCU)
Address	500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053
Phone	408-554-4000
Web	https://www.scu.edu
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org
Financial Info	https://www.scu.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Santa Clara University is $24,798 in average. The school has 3,023 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,918 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 96 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,798
Student Population	3,023
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	96 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Santa Clara University is $24,798 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,180.

Santa Clara University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Santa Clara 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, employment services for students, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Santa Clara University is $24,798. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -1.48% 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	$24,144	-
2019-2020	$25,056	-
2020-2021	$23,507	-
2021-2022	$25,170	-
2022-2023	$24,798	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of SCU is average 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
	Residents	Out-of-State
Santa Clara University	$24,798
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 living costs are $21,972 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Santa Clara University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.34% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,644. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.86% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,910	$3,240	$13,779	$4,248
2019-2020	$15,507	$3,717	$15,084	$5,274
2020-2021	$15,972	$2,934	$16,581	$4,641
2021-2022	$16,533	$2,979	$17,253	$4,761
2022-2023	$17,112	$3,051	$17,784	$4,860

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,180 at Santa Clara University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -1.50% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,006
2019-2020	$1,044
2020-2021	$1,150
2021-2022	$1,198
2022-2023	$1,180

Graduate Programs at SCU

Santa Clara University offers 43 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, 1,193 students have completed their study at Santa Clara University.

Offered Degrees at Santa Clara University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	28	2	895
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	5	0	8
Doctor's degree - other	6	0	232
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	58
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	43	2	1,193

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Accounting program with 62 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Computer Engineering program with 248 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 217 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Santa Clara University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Accounting	✕	62	-
Accounting	✕	58	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Engineering (other)	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Santa Clara University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer Engineering	✕	248	$103,000
Business Administration and Management	✕	221	$115,000
Business Administration and Management	✕	168	$115,000
Computer Engineering	✕	155	$103,000
Counseling Psychology	✕	109	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Santa Clara University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	217	$62,200
Law	✕	207	$62,200
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	23	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	14	-
Computer Hardware Engineering	✕	4	-

Santa Clara University offers 43 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,193 students have completed their graduate studies.

895 students have earned/completed Master's program.
232 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
58 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	39	-
Education [+]	✕	140 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	32	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	57	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	51	-
Engineering [+]	✕	199 completers	-
Engineering	✕	0	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	1	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	12	-
Civil Engineering	✕	5	-
Computer Engineering	✕	155	$103,000
Computer Hardware Engineering	✕	11	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	2	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	13	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	25	-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✔	8	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	5	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	0	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	3	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Christian Studies	✕	17	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	23	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	11	-
Psychology [+]	✕	98 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	98	-
Business [+]	✔	321 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	221	$115,000
Finance	✕	1	-
Management Science	✕	70	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	29	-
	Total	895

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✕	1	-
Computer Hardware Engineering	✕	4	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	2	-
	Total	8

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✕	0	-
Computer Hardware Engineering	✕	1	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	0	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	217 completers	$62,200
Law	✕	217	$62,200
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	14	-
	Total	232

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Accounting	✕	58	-
	Total	58

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at SCU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,023 students enrolled into Santa Clara University graduate schools where it has total 8,918 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,899 full-time and 1,124 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,392 male and 1,631 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	3,023	1,392	1,631
Full-time	1,899	881	1,018
Part-tme	1,124	511	613

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

There are 807 White (26.70%), 72 Black/African American (2.38%), 510 Hispanic (16.87%), 627 Asian (20.74%), and 1,007 students with other races. 797 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,023	1,392	1,631
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	627	292	335
Black/African American	72	30	42
Hispanic	510	170	340
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	4	4
White	807	380	427
Two More	125	62	63
Un-Known	76	35	41
Non-resident Alien	797	418	379

Santa Clara University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 417 graduate students (13.79% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,023
Enrolled Online Exclusively	417
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	2,606

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Santa Clara University. 825 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.29% of total students), 156 students are aged above 50 (5.16%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Santa Clara University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,023	1,392	1,631
Age 20-21	33	15	18
Age 22-24	792	385	407
Age 25-29	1,046	464	582
Age 30-34	451	203	248
Age 35-39	236	122	114
Age 40-49	309	133	176
Age 50-64	144	65	79
Over 64	12	5	7

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