California Best Graduate Schools
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| School Name | University of California-Davis (UC Davis) |
|---|---|
| Address | One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8678 |
| Phone | 530-752-1011 |
| Web | https://www.ucdavis.edu |
| Online Application | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html |
| Financial Info | https://financialaid.ucdavis.edu |
| School Type | Public, 4 years |
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| Tuition & Fees | $29,008 $13,906 for California Residents |
| Student Population | 8,393 |
| Offered Degrees/Programs | Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice) |
| Number of Programs | 319 graduate programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 21 to 1 |
| Distance Learning (Online Classes) | Graduate Level Courses & Programs |
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| Special learning Opportunities |
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| On-Campus Student Services |
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| California Residents | Out-of-State | |||
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| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2018-2019 | $11,442 | $2,128 | $26,544 | $2,128 |
| 2019-2020 | $11,442 | $2,156 | $26,544 | $2,156 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,442 | $2,156 | $26,544 | $2,156 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,442 | $2,166 | $26,544 | $2,166 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,700 | $2,206 | $26,802 | $2,206 |
| Residents | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-Davis | $13,906 | $29,008 |
| 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 | |
| Living On-Campus | Living Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room & Board | Other Expense | Room & Board | Other Expense | |
| 2018-2019 | $15,645 | $3,994 | $10,228 | $4,467 |
| 2019-2020 | $15,775 | $4,507 | $10,588 | $4,856 |
| 2020-2021 | $17,238 | $4,638 | $11,050 | $5,073 |
| 2021-2022 | $17,018 | $4,743 | $11,551 | $5,191 |
| 2022-2023 | $17,692 | $4,785 | $12,068 | $5,243 |
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | 108 | 0 | 1,225 |
| Doctor's degree - research/scholarship | 75 | 0 | 472 |
| Doctor's degree - other | 4 | 0 | 441 |
| Post Bachelor's Degree | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Post Master's Degree | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 200 | 0 | 2,150 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Occupations Teacher Education | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Health Occupations Teacher Education | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Sustainability Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Landscape Architecture | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | ✕ | 138 | - |
| Education | ✕ | 135 | $50,800 |
| Management Science | ✕ | 120 | - |
| Management Science | ✕ | 105 | - |
| Education | ✕ | 100 | $50,800 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | ✕ | 201 | - |
| Law | ✕ | 151 | - |
| Veterinary Medicine | ✕ | 148 | - |
| Veterinary Medicine | ✕ | 135 | - |
| Medicine | ✕ | 115 | - |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 72 completers | - |
| Agricultural Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | ✕ | 10 | - |
| International Agriculture | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Animal Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Animal Sciences (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Food Science | ✕ | 7 | - |
| ✕ | 0 | - | |
| Food Science and Technology (other) | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Plant Sciences (other) | ✕ | 20 | - |
| Soil Sciences (other) | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Environmental Studies | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Architecture [+] | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| French Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Communication | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 72 completers | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 72 | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 100 completers | $50,800 |
| Education | ✕ | 100 | $50,800 |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 198 completers | - |
| Agricultural Engineering | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 64 | $66,500 |
| Transportation and Highway Engineering | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Civil Engineering (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 53 | - |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Materials Engineering | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 31 | - |
| Textile Sciences and Engineering | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Comparative Literature | ✕ | 15 | - |
| German Language and Literature | ✕ | 2 | - |
| French Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Human Nutrition | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Apparel and Textiles | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 34 completers | - |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | ✕ | 30 | - |
| Legal Professions and Studies (other) | ✕ | 4 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Creative Writing | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 58 completers | - |
| Biophysics | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Botany/Plant Biology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Microbiology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Immunology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Entomology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Animal Behavior and Ethology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Genetics | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Cell Physiology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Exercise Physiology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Biostatistics | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Ecology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Population Biology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Epidemiology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Neuroscience | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 55 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 36 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Nutrition Sciences | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 42 completers | - |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
| Forensic Science and Technology | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 45 completers | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 27 completers | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 162 completers | - |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Public Health | ✕ | 38 | $48,700 |
| Medical Informatics | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Nursing Administration | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Nursing Science | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | ✕ | 64 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 203 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 0 | $103,100 |
| Accounting | ✕ | 42 | $61,600 |
| Management Science | ✕ | 120 | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | ✕ | 41 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Total | 1,225 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 33 completers | - |
| Agricultural Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Food Science | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Plant Sciences (other) | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Soil Science and Agronomy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Soil Sciences (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other) | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Communication | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 77 completers | - |
| Agricultural Engineering | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Transportation and Highway Engineering | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Civil Engineering (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Materials Engineering | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Comparative Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
| German Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| French Language and Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Work and Family Studies [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies | ✕ | 4 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 132 completers | - |
| Biophysics | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other) | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Botany/Plant Biology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Microbiology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Immunology | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Entomology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Animal Behavior and Ethology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Genetics | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Cell Physiology | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Biostatistics | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Ecology | ✕ | 24 | $54,200 |
| Population Biology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Epidemiology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Neuroscience | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Nutrition Sciences | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 56 completers | - |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 29 | $67,600 |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 44 completers | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 25 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Public Health | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Nursing Administration | ✕ | 6 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Total | 472 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 135 completers | - |
| Veterinary Medicine | ✕ | 135 | - |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 201 completers | - |
| Law | ✕ | 201 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 105 completers | - |
| Medicine | ✕ | 105 | - |
| Total | 441 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Agricultural Business and Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Architecture [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Landscape Architecture | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Occupations Teacher Education | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Sustainability Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Environmental Health | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 12 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 0 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,393 | 3,675 | 4,718 |
| Full-time | 7,600 | 3,319 | 4,281 |
| Part-tme | 793 | 356 | 437 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,393 | 3,675 | 4,718 |
| American Indian/Native American | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| Asian | 1,340 | 531 | 809 |
| Black/African American | 235 | 87 | 148 |
| Hispanic | 1,128 | 440 | 688 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| White | 3,148 | 1,283 | 1,865 |
| Two More | 446 | 176 | 270 |
| Un-Known | 132 | 52 | 80 |
| Non-resident Alien | 1,921 | 1,090 | 831 |
| Number of Graduate Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 8,393 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 605 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 1,113 |
| Not in Online Courses | 6,675 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,393 | 3,675 | 4,718 |
| Under 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Age 18-19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Age 20-21 | 121 | 49 | 72 |
| Age 22-24 | 2,155 | 857 | 1,298 |
| Age 25-29 | 3,595 | 1,570 | 2,025 |
| Age 30-34 | 1,468 | 738 | 730 |
| Age 35-39 | 549 | 245 | 304 |
| Age 40-49 | 392 | 176 | 216 |
| Age 50-64 | 106 | 36 | 70 |
| Over 64 | 3 | 2 | 1 |