Graduate Programs at Ashford University

Graduate School Overview

Ashford University (referred to as Ashford) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA. Ashford University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (11/8/2013 - Current).

Ashford Directory Information
School Name	Ashford University (Ashford)
Address	8620 Spectrum Center Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone	866-711-1700
Web	https://www.uagc.edu
Online Application	https://apply.uagc.edu/applyweb
Financial Info	https://www.uagc.edu/tuition-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Ashford University is $14,664 for California residents and $13,515 for out-of-state students. The school has 7,278 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 40,362 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 95 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 94 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,515 $14,664 for California Residents
Student Population	7,278
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	95 graduate programs (94 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Ashford University is $14,664 for California residents and $13,515 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023.

Ashford University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Ashford 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	94 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

Tuition & Fees
Comparison

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Ashford University is $13,515. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -7.84% 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	$11,790	$750
2019-2020	$12,060	$750
2020-2021	$13,720	$944
2021-2022	$13,720	$944
2022-2023	$12,645	$870

The graduate school tuition & fees of Ashford is inexpensive compared to public 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
Ashford University	$13,515
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

Graduate Programs at Ashford

Ashford University offers 32 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, 3,188 students have completed their study at Ashford University.

Offered Degrees at Ashford University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	26	26	3,124
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	6	6	64
Total	32	32	3,188

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

The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 886 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Organizational Behavior Studies program with 38 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Ashford University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	886	$49,100
Business Administration and Management	✔	737	$49,100
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	450	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	441	-
Psychology	✔	376	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Ashford University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	38	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	33	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	22	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	17	-
Psychology	✔	8	-

Ashford University offers 32 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 3,188 students have completed their graduate studies.

3,124 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 [+]	✔ (5 completers)	512 completers	$33,300
Education	✔	215	$33,300
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	132	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	12	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	106	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	47	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Developmental Services Worker	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	286 completers	-
Psychology	✔	286	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	107 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	107	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	39 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	39	$42,900
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	40 completers	-
Sociology	✔	40	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	285 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	246	$43,900
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	11	-
Public Health	✔	28	-
Medical Informatics	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	1,758 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	886	$49,100
Research and Development Management	✔	15	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	2	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	450	-
Accounting	✔	46	-
Finance	✔	22	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	196	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	0	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	50	-
Management Information Systems	✔	91	-
	Total	3,124

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	4	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	9 completers	-
Psychology	✔	8	-
Clinical Psychology	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✔	50 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	17	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	33	-
	Total	64

Graduate Student Population at Ashford

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 7,278 students enrolled into Ashford University graduate schools where it has total 40,362 students including undergraduate students. All students are enrolled in full-time status. By gender, 2,224 male and 5,054 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	7,278	2,224	5,054
Full-time	7,278	2,224	5,054

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

There are 2,797 White (38.43%), 2,501 Black/African American (34.36%), 1,096 Hispanic (15.06%), 366 Asian (5.03%), and 518 students with other races. 21 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,278	2,224	5,054
American Indian/Native American	50	12	38
Asian	366	163	203
Black/African American	2,501	585	1,916
Hispanic	1,096	376	720
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	63	19	44
White	2,797	940	1,857
Two More	224	81	143
Un-Known	160	38	122
Non-resident Alien	21	10	11

Ashford University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Ashford University is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.

Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students

Total 7,278

Enrolled Online Exclusively 7,278

Enrolled Some Online Courses 0

Not in Online Courses 0

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	7,278
Enrolled Online Exclusively	7,278
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Ashford University. 225 students are aged 20 to 24 (3.09% of total students), 1,190 students are aged above 50 (16.35%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Ashford University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
Total Male Female

Total 7,278 2,224 5,054
Age 20-21 4 0 4
Age 22-24 221 66 155
Age 25-29 1,083 334 749
Age 30-34 1,430 461 969
Age 35-39 1,388 454 934
Age 40-49 1,962 577 1,385
Age 50-64 1,109 307 802
Over 64 81 25 56

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