Graduate Programs at The Master's University and Seminary

Graduate School Overview

The Master's University and Seminary is a Private, 4 years school located in Santa Clarita, 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 (2/28/1975 - Current).

The Master's University and Seminary Directory Information
School Name	The Master's University and Seminary
Address	21726 Placerita Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91321-1200
Phone	661-259-3540
Web	https://www.masters.edu
Online Application	https://www.masters.edu/financial-aid/undergraduate
Financial Info	https://www.masters.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at The Master's University and Seminary is $8,550 in average. The school has 841 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,606 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 48 graduate programs through Master's, 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	$8,550
Student Population	841
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	48 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at The Master's University and Seminary is $8,550 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $485.

The Master's University and Seminary offers the alternative tuition plans.

The Master's University and Seminary 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	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
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 The Master's University and Seminary is $8,550. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.35% 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	$10,200	$500
2019-2020	$10,440	$500
2020-2021	$10,440	$150
2021-2022	$8,400	$180
2022-2023	$8,400	$150

The graduate school tuition & fees of The Master's University and Seminary is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $23,882 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
The Master's University and Seminary	$8,550
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
California Graduate Schools	$19,794	$22,475
Public	$11,472	$21,739
Private	$23,882

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,524 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at The Master's University and Seminary. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.24% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $21,708. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.90% 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	$10,880	$2,394	$13,780	$2,998
2019-2020	$11,200	$2,854	$15,084	$3,996
2020-2021	$11,500	$2,610	$16,580	$3,784
2021-2022	$12,330	$2,635	$17,253	$3,843
2022-2023	$12,600	$2,700	$17,784	$3,924

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $485 at The Master's University and Seminary. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$480
2019-2020	$435
2020-2021	$435
2021-2022	$485
2022-2023	$485

Graduate Programs at The Master's University and Seminary

The Master's University and Seminary offers 15 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, 187 students have completed their study at The Master's University and Seminary.

Offered Degrees at The Master's University and Seminary
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	2	169
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	18
Total	15	2	187

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at The Master's University and Seminary by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 39 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pastoral Studies/Counseling program with 18 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at The Master's University and Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	39	-
Lay Ministry	✕	33	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	30	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	25	$51,800
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	23	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at The Master's University and Seminary
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	18	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	0	-

The Master's University and Seminary offers 15 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 187 students have completed their graduate studies.

169 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Education	✕	6	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	137 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	2	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	2	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	1	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	25	$51,800
Divinity/Ministry	✕	39	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	0	-
Women's Ministry	✕	5	-
Lay Ministry	✕	33	-
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	✕	30	-
Business [+]	✔	25 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	23	-
Marketing (other)	✕	2	-
	Total	169

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	0	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	18	-
	Total	18

Graduate Student Population at The Master's University and Seminary

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 853 students enrolled into The Master's University and Seminary graduate schools where it has total 2,606 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 382 full-time and 471 part-time graduate students. By gender, 737 male and 116 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	853	737	116
Full-time	382	331	51
Part-tme	471	406	65

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

There are 400 White (46.89%), 25 Black/African American (2.93%), 219 Hispanic (25.67%), 98 Asian (11.49%), and 111 students with other races. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	853	737	116
American Indian/Native American	2	2	0
Asian	98	82	16
Black/African American	25	23	2
Hispanic	219	208	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	400	324	76
Two More	9	7	2
Un-Known	84	75	9
Non-resident Alien	16	16	0

The Master's University and Seminary offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 144 graduate students (16.88% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	853
Enrolled Online Exclusively	144
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	709

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at The Master's University and Seminary. 92 students are aged 20 to 24 (10.79% of total students), 14 students are aged below 20 (1.64%), 129 students are aged above 50 (15.12%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at The Master's University and Seminary.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	853	737	116
Under 18	1	0	1
Age 18-19	13	0	13
Age 20-21	13	0	13
Age 22-24	79	59	20
Age 25-29	141	127	14
Age 30-34	161	147	14
Age 35-39	117	105	12
Age 40-49	198	180	18
Age 50-64	114	104	10
Over 64	15	14	1
Age Un-Known	1	1	0