Graduate Programs at Sofia University

Graduate School Overview

Sofia University (referred to as Sofia) is a Private, 4 years school located in Palo Alto, CA. Sofia University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Other special-focus institution 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 (2/26/1998 - Current).

Sofia Directory Information
School Name	Sofia University (Sofia)
Address	1069 East Meadow Cr, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone	650-493-4430
Web	https://www.sofia.edu
Online Application	https://sof-web.scansoftware.com/cafeweb/tapestry?page
Financial Info	https://www.sofia.edu/admissions/financing-your-education

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Sofia University is $14,195 in average. The school has 1,038 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,046 including undergraduate students.Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,195
Student Population	1,038
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	7 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Sofia University is $14,195 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $533.

Sofia University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Sofia 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.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	No On-Campus Services Available or Reported

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Sofia University is $14,195. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -4.83% 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	$21,600	$400
2019-2020	$14,415	$400
2020-2021	$15,460	$500
2021-2022	$14,415	$500
2022-2023	$13,620	$575

The graduate school tuition & fees of Sofia is inexpensive 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
Sofia University	$14,195
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 $533 at Sofia University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -4.82% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$550
2019-2020	$560
2020-2021	$560
2021-2022	$560
2022-2023	$533

Graduate Programs at Sofia

Sofia University offers 6 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, 671 students have completed their study at Sofia University.

Offered Degrees at Sofia University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	0	664
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	6
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	1
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Total	6	1	671

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychology (other) program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 754 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Psychology (other) program with 15 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Sofia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology (other)	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Sofia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	754	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	637	-
Computer Science	✕	21	-
Psychology (other)	✕	17	-
Computer Science	✕	16	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Sofia University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology (other)	✕	15	-
Psychology (other)	✕	6	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	3	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	1	-

Sofia University offers 6 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 671 students have completed their graduate studies.

664 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Psychology (other)	✕	11	-
Business [+]	✕	637 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	637	-
	Total	664

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Psychology (other)	✕	6	-
	Total	6

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Psychology (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Sofia

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,038 students enrolled into Sofia University graduate schools where it has total 1,046 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 76 full-time and 962 part-time graduate students. By gender, 450 male and 588 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	1,038	450	588
Full-time	76	14	62
Part-tme	962	436	526

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

There are 110 White (10.60%), 9 Black/African American (0.87%), 20 Hispanic (1.93%), 33 Asian (3.18%), and 866 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,038	450	588
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	33	13	20
Black/African American	9	4	5
Hispanic	20	3	17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0	3
White	110	22	88
Two More	6	1	5
Un-Known	856	407	449
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Sofia University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 814 graduate students (78.42% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 218 graduate students (21.00% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,038
Enrolled Online Exclusively	814
Enrolled Some Online Courses	218
Not in Online Courses	6

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Sofia University. 15 students are aged 20 to 24 (1.45% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.10%), 97 students are aged above 50 (9.34%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Sofia University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,038	450	588
Age 18-19	1	1	0
Age 22-24	15	5	10
Age 25-29	107	41	66
Age 30-34	196	73	123
Age 35-39	276	115	161
Age 40-49	343	169	174
Age 50-64	83	35	48
Over 64	14	9	5
Age Un-Known	3	2	1

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