Ashford University Graduate Schools

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 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.

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 NameAshford University (Ashford)
Address8620 Spectrum Center Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone866-711-1700
Webhttps://www.uagc.edu
Online Applicationhttps://apply.uagc.edu/applyweb
Financial Infohttps://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 TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$13,515
$14,664 for California Residents
Student Population7,278
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs95 graduate programs
(94 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio21 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

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
TuitionFees
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
ResidentsOut-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 LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree26263,124
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship6664
Total32323,188
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.
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 Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (5 completers) 512 completers$33,300
Education215$33,300
Educational Leadership and Administration132-
Educational/Instructional Technology12-
Special Education and Teaching106-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels47-
Work and Family Studies [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Developmental Services Worker0-
Psychology [+] (2 completers) 286 completers-
Psychology286-
Counseling Psychology0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 107 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies107-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 39 completers-
Public Administration39$42,900
Social Sciences [+] (1 completers) 40 completers-
Sociology40-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (4 completers) 285 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management246$43,900
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor11-
Public Health28-
Medical Informatics0-
Business [+] 1,758 completers-
Business Administration and Management886$49,100
Research and Development Management15-
Organizational Leadership2-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)450-
Accounting46-
Finance22-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration196-
Organizational Behavior Studies0-
International Business/Trade/Commerce50-
Management Information Systems91-
Total3,124
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (1 completers) 4 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration4-
Psychology [+] (2 completers) 9 completers-
Psychology8-
Clinical Psychology1-
Business [+] 50 completers-
Organizational Leadership17-
Organizational Behavior Studies33-
Total64

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
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,2782,2245,054
Full-time7,2782,2245,054
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
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,2782,2245,054
American Indian/Native American501238
Asian366163203
Black/African American2,5015851,916
Hispanic1,096376720
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander631944
White2,7979401,857
Two More22481143
Un-Known16038122
Non-resident Alien211011
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
Total7,278
Enrolled Online Exclusively7,278
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0
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
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,2782,2245,054
Age 20-21404
Age 22-2422166155
Age 25-291,083334749
Age 30-341,430461969
Age 35-391,388454934
Age 40-491,9625771,385
Age 50-641,109307802
Over 64812556

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