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University of California-Irvine Graduate Schools

University of California-Irvine (referred to as UCI) is a Public, 4 years school located in Irvine, CA. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of California-Irvine is $13,645 for California residents and $28,747 for out-of-state students. The school has 7,056 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 36,505 including undergraduate students.
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Graduate School Overview

University of California-Irvine (referred to as UCI) is a Public, 4 years school located in Irvine, CA. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) 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 (2/28/1961 - Current).
UCI Directory Information
School NameUniversity of California-Irvine (UCI)
Address501 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697
Phone949-824-5011
Webhttps://www.uci.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Financial Infohttps://www.ofas.uci.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of California-Irvine is $13,645 for California residents and $28,747 for out-of-state students. The school has 7,056 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 36,505 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 305 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$28,747
$13,645 for California Residents
Student Population7,056
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs305 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Irvine is $13,645 for California residents and $28,747 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023.
University of California-Irvine offers the alternative tuition plans.
University of California-Irvine 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, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Remedial services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of California-Irvine is $13,645 for California residents and $28,747 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.02% 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
California ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$11,442$1,902$26,544$1,902
2019-2020$11,442$1,907$26,544$1,907
2020-2021$11,442$1,912$26,544$1,912
2021-2022$11,442$1,914$26,544$1,914
2022-2023$11,700$1,945$26,802$1,945
The graduate school tuition & fees of UCI is relatively expensive 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
University of California-Irvine$13,645$28,747
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
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $22,967 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of California-Irvine. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.75% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,232. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.47% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$15,263$3,935$12,424$4,968
2019-2020$16,135$4,111$12,861$5,184
2020-2021$16,677$4,250$14,034$5,116
2021-2022$16,869$4,339$14,681$5,258
2022-2023$17,699$4,305$14,964$5,268

Graduate Programs at UCI

University of California-Irvine offers 205 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 2,463 students have completed their study at University of California-Irvine.
Offered Degrees at University of California-Irvine
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree11201,609
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship880396
Doctor's degree - other20314
Post Bachelor's Degree30144
Total20502,463
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of California-Irvine by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teacher Education, Multiple Levels program with 144 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 182 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 210 completers.
University of California-Irvine offers 205 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 2,463 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,609 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 314 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 144 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕14-
Environmental Studies✕0-
Architecture [+] ✕ 30 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕30-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Asian-American Studies✕2-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 187 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Informatics✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)✕0-
Computer Science✕164-
Computer Graphics✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕20-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 131 completers-
Education✕3-
Educational Evaluation and Research✕11-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕117-
Biology Teacher Education✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 272 completers-
Engineering✕3-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕27-
Chemical Engineering✕5-
Civil Engineering✕38-
Computer Engineering✕39-
Computer Software Engineering✕48-
Computer Engineering (other)✕0-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕38-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕1-
Materials Engineering✕24-
Mechanical Engineering✕45$81,500
Manufacturing Engineering✕4-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Comparative Literature✕3-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0-
German Language and Literature✕2-
French Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 22 completers-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕22-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 25 completers-
English Language and Literature✕14-
Creative Writing✕11-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 76 completers-
Biochemistry✕4-
Molecular Biology✕0-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕2-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology✕0-
Anatomy✕0-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕6-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕0-
Physiology✕0-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕0-
Pharmacology✕10-
Environmental Toxicology✕0-
Pharmacology and Toxicology✕0-
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)✕2-
Biotechnology✕31-
Epidemiology✕0-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology✕6-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)✕0-
Neuroscience✕3-
Neurobiology and Anatomy✕0-
Neurobiology and Behavior✕12-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 109 completers-
Mathematics✕20-
Financial Mathematics✕65-
Applied Mathematics (other)✕5-
Statistics✕19-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Systems Science and Theory✕1-
Cognitive Science✕2-
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕3-
Computational Science✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕13-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Philosophy✕3-
Philosophy (other)✕5-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 56 completers-
Chemistry✕25-
Chemistry (other)✕4-
Geology/Earth Science✕13-
Physics✕12-
Physics (other)✕2-
Psychology [+] ✕ 59 completers-
Psychology✕0-
Social Psychology✕0-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕20-
Forensic Psychology✕39-
Human Services [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕14-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 81 completers-
Social Sciences✕0-
Anthropology✕3-
Criminology✕41$62,300
Demography and Population Studies✕17-
Economics✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕6-
Economics (other)✕0-
Political Science and Government✕5-
Political Science and Government (other)✕0-
Sociology✕9-
Social Sciences (other)✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 39 completers-
Dance✕9-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕20-
Art/Art Studies✕2-
Fine/Studio Arts✕0-
Music✕7-
Music (other)✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 62 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕0$175,300
Medical Scientist✕9-
Genetic Counseling/Counselor✕7-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕1-
Public Health✕23-
Environmental Health✕2-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕0-
Nursing Science✕0-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing✕20-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 388 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕175$88,100
Accounting✕0$59,700
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕31-
Management Science✕78-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕104-
History [+] ✕ 10 completers-
History✕10-
Total1,609
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Environmental Studies✕0-
Architecture [+] ✕ 6 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕6-
Environmental Design/Architecture✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Informatics✕10-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)✕0-
Computer Science✕21-
Computer Graphics✕0-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Education✕8-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Educational Evaluation and Research✕8-
Engineering [+] ✕ 95 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕16-
Chemical Engineering✕13-
Civil Engineering✕13-
Computer Engineering✕6-
Computer Software Engineering✕0-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕10-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕1-
Materials Engineering✕7-
Mechanical Engineering✕27-
Manufacturing Engineering✕2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Comparative Literature✕3-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1-
German Language and Literature✕0-
French Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕2-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 5 completers-
English Language and Literature✕5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 52 completers-
Biochemistry✕6-
Molecular Biology✕0-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕8-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology✕0-
Anatomy✕0-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕8-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕3-
Physiology✕5-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕1-
Pharmacology✕0-
Environmental Toxicology✕0-
Pharmacology and Toxicology✕0-
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)✕4-
Epidemiology✕0-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology✕6-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)✕0-
Neuroscience✕5-
Neurobiology and Anatomy✕0-
Neurobiology and Behavior✕6-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Mathematics✕18-
Applied Mathematics (other)✕1-
Statistics✕7-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Systems Science and Theory✕2-
Cognitive Science✕1-
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕2-
Computational Science✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕2-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
Philosophy (other)✕8-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Chemistry✕20$64,000
Chemistry (other)✕1-
Geology/Earth Science✕9-
Physics✕13-
Physics (other)✕2-
Psychology [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Psychology✕1-
Social Psychology✕1-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕9-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 47 completers-
Anthropology✕8-
Criminology✕9-
Economics✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕11-
Economics (other)✕1-
Political Science and Government✕7-
Political Science and Government (other)✕0-
Sociology✕11-
Social Sciences (other)✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕0-
Music (other)✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕7-
Public Health✕5-
Environmental Health✕0-
Nursing Science✕0-
Nursing Practice✕2-
Business [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕6-
Management Science✕7-
History [+] ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total396
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 210 completers-
Law✕210-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 104 completers-
Medicine✕104-
Total314
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 144 completers-
Education✕0-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕144-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Chemistry✕0-
Total144

Graduate Student Population at UCI

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 7,056 students enrolled into University of California-Irvine graduate schools where it has total 36,505 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 6,551 full-time and 505 part-time graduate students. By gender, 3,514 male and 3,542 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
Total7,0563,5143,542
Full-time6,5513,2903,261
Part-tme505224281
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,910 White (27.07%), 222 Black/African American (3.15%), 1,017 Hispanic (14.41%), 1,308 Asian (18.54%), and 2,599 students with other races. 2,074 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,0563,5143,542
American Indian/Native American523
Asian1,308612696
Black/African American22277145
Hispanic1,017427590
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1248
White1,910928982
Two More263108155
Un-Known245130115
Non-resident Alien2,0741,226848
University of California-Irvine offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,645 graduate students (37.49% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,627 graduate students (37.23% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total7,056
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,645
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,627
Not in Online Courses1,784
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of California-Irvine. 2,352 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.33% of total students), 4 students are aged below 20 (0.06%), 50 students are aged above 50 (0.71%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of California-Irvine.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total7,0563,5143,542
Age 18-19431
Age 20-211416774
Age 22-242,2111,0901,121
Age 25-293,0251,4941,531
Age 30-341,008545463
Age 35-39374183191
Age 40-49243111132
Age 50-64492128
Over 64101

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