Graduate Programs at United States University

Graduate School Overview

United States University (referred to as USU) is a Private, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/19/2009 - Current).

USU Directory Information
School Name	United States University (USU)
Address	7675 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92108
Phone	619-876-4250
Web	https://www.usuniversity.edu
Online Application	https://application.usuniversity.edu
Financial Info	https://www.usuniversity.edu/prospective-students/financial-aid-scholarships

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of USU is $6,037 in average. The school has 2,578 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,790 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 23 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,037
Student Population	2,578
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	23 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at USU is $6,037 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $325.

USU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$5,322
Required Fees	$917
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$325

USU 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of United States University is $6,037. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -3.24% 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	$5,850	$720
2019-2020	$6,645	$720
2020-2021	$5,200	$650
2021-2022	$5,000	$650
2022-2023	$5,322	$917
2023-2024	$5,112	$925

The graduate school tuition & fees of USU is very inexpensive 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
	Residents	Out-of-State
United States University	$6,037
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 off-campus living costs are $22,776. Off-campus living costs are increased by 13.16% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,248	$2,664
2019-2020	$10,488	$1,248
2020-2021	$6,319	$1,884
2021-2022	$6,319	$1,884
2022-2023	$15,808	$4,320
2023-2024	$17,272	$5,504

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $314 at United States University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -3.38% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$325
2019-2020	$325
2020-2021	$325
2021-2022	$325
2022-2023	$325
2023-2024	$314

Graduate Programs at USU

United States University offers 17 graduate programs for Master's 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, 668 students have completed their study at United States University.

Offered Degrees at United States University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	5	666
Post Bachelor's Degree	8	8	1
Post Master's Degree	3	2	1
Total	17	15	668

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Nursing Education program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 611 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at United States University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Education	✔	1	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	1	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at United States University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	611	-
Nursing Administration	✔	29	-
Nursing Education	✔	13	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	4	-

United States University offers 17 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 668 students have completed their graduate studies.

666 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	6 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	4	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	653 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	13	-
Nursing Administration	✔	29	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	611	-
Business [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	7	-
	Total	666

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	1

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	1	-
Nursing Administration	✔	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at USU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,578 students enrolled into United States University graduate schools where it has total 2,790 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,954 full-time and 624 part-time graduate students. By gender, 459 male and 2,119 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	2,578	459	2,119
Full-time	1,954	342	1,612
Part-tme	624	117	507

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

There are 877 White (34.02%), 377 Black/African American (14.62%), 405 Hispanic (15.71%), 727 Asian (28.20%), and 192 students with other races. 29 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,578	459	2,119
American Indian/Native American	12	1	11
Asian	727	124	603
Black/African American	377	63	314
Hispanic	405	79	326
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	877	154	723
Two More	75	11	64
Un-Known	71	15	56
Non-resident Alien	29	10	19

United States University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,551 graduate students (98.95% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 27 graduate students (1.05% 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	2,578
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,551
Enrolled Some Online Courses	27
Not in Online Courses	0

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