California Best Graduate Schools
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| School Name | University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) |
|---|---|
| Address | 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405 |
| Phone | 310-825-4321 |
| Web | https://www.ucla.edu |
| Online Application | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html |
| Financial Info | https://financialaid.ucla.edu |
| School Type | Public, 4 years |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $28,424 $13,322 for California Residents |
| Student Population | 14,007 |
| Offered Degrees/Programs | Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice) |
| Number of Programs | 349 graduate programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Distance Learning (Online Classes) | Graduate Level Courses & Programs |
|---|---|
| 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 | $1,504 | $26,544 | $1,504 |
| 2019-2020 | $11,442 | $1,511 | $26,544 | $1,511 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,442 | $1,587 | $26,544 | $1,587 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,442 | $1,594 | $26,544 | $1,594 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,700 | $1,622 | $26,802 | $1,622 |
| Residents | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-Los Angeles | $13,322 | $28,424 |
| 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 | $15,816 | $4,128 | $13,808 | $4,772 |
| 2019-2020 | $16,625 | $4,465 | $14,303 | $5,126 |
| 2020-2021 | $17,599 | $4,625 | $15,241 | $5,284 |
| 2021-2022 | $16,763 | $4,871 | $15,950 | $5,560 |
| 2022-2023 | $17,231 | $4,915 | $16,277 | $5,601 |
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | 112 | 0 | 3,137 |
| Doctor's degree - research/scholarship | 88 | 0 | 696 |
| Doctor's degree - other | 3 | 0 | 652 |
| Post Master's Degree | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 228 | 0 | 4,485 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Materials Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Science | ✕ | 728 | - |
| Management Science | ✕ | 683 | - |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | ✕ | 208 | - |
| Public Health (other) | ✕ | 192 | - |
| Education | ✕ | 189 | $54,600 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | ✕ | 342 | - |
| Law | ✕ | 312 | - |
| Medicine | ✕ | 205 | - |
| Medicine | ✕ | 149 | - |
| Dentistry | ✕ | 108 | - |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture [+] | ✕ | 134 completers | - |
| Architecture | ✕ | 1 | $53,800 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | ✕ | 57 | $57,500 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | ✕ | 76 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 42 completers | - |
| African Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| East Asian Studies | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Latin American Studies | ✕ | 6 | - |
| African-American/Black Studies | ✕ | 15 | - |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Asian-American Studies | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Women's Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 135 completers | $122,100 |
| Information Science/Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 135 | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 189 completers | $54,600 |
| Education | ✕ | 189 | $54,600 |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 494 completers | $108,200 |
| Engineering | ✕ | 58 | $108,200 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | ✕ | 24 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 18 | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 66 | $67,200 |
| Structural Engineering | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Computer Engineering (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 182 | $90,700 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other) | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Materials Engineering | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 74 | $86,000 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Engineering (other) | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Comparative Literature | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| French Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Italian Language and Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Portuguese Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 49 completers | - |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | ✕ | 41 | - |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Legal Professions and Studies (other) | ✕ | 8 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Library Science [+] | ✕ | 47 completers | - |
| Library Science (other) | ✕ | 47 | $44,400 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 75 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Biochemistry | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biophysics | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Molecular Biology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Molecular Biochemistry | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Human/Medical Genetics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Physiology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Molecular Pharmacology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biostatistics | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Bioinformatics | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other) | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Epidemiology | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 62 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 24 | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Statistics (other) | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Sustainability Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Islamic Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 88 completers | - |
| Astronomy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 46 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Geochemistry | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Geophysics and Seismology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 36 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 36 | - |
| Human Services [+] | ✕ | 157 completers | - |
| Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 70 | $59,300 |
| Social Work | ✕ | 87 | $55,800 |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 140 completers | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Archeology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Applied Economics | ✕ | 32 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 40 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Social Sciences (other) | ✕ | 24 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 173 completers | - |
| Dance | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Design and Applied Arts (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | ✕ | 97 | $31,300 |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 10 | $22,800 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 25 | $20,600 |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 383 completers | - |
| Dental Clinical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Medical Scientist | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Public Health | ✕ | 0 | $71,500 |
| Environmental Health | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Health Services Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Public Health (other) | ✕ | 178 | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | ✕ | 179 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 884 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 27 | $135,200 |
| Management Science | ✕ | 728 | - |
| Actuarial Science | ✕ | 73 | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | ✕ | 56 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Total | 3,137 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Architecture [+] | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| Architecture | ✕ | 5 | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Women's Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 28 completers | - |
| Information Science/Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 65 completers | $67,800 |
| Education | ✕ | 33 | $67,800 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | ✕ | 30 | $96,400 |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 135 completers | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 20 | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 35 | - |
| Materials Engineering | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 24 | $104,200 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 40 completers | - |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Comparative Literature | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| French Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Italian Language and Literature | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Library Science [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Library Science (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 92 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Biochemistry | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biophysics | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Molecular Biology | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Molecular Biochemistry | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Human/Medical Genetics | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Molecular Physiology | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Molecular Pharmacology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Molecular Toxicology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Biostatistics | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Bioinformatics | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Epidemiology | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Neuroscience | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 30 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Islamic Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 82 completers | - |
| Astronomy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics (other) | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 42 | $56,800 |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Geochemistry | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Geophysics and Seismology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 18 completers | $53,100 |
| Psychology | ✕ | 18 | $53,100 |
| Human Services [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Social Work | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 62 completers | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Archeology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 44 completers | - |
| Dental Clinical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Environmental Health | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Health Services Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Public Health (other) | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Nursing Practice | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 11 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 15 | $55,400 |
| Total | 696 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 342 completers | - |
| Law | ✕ | 342 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 310 completers | - |
| Dentistry | ✕ | 105 | - |
| Medicine | ✕ | 205 | - |
| Total | 652 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Materials Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Comparative Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| French Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Italian Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Library Science [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Library Science (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Molecular Biochemistry | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Statistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Islamic Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | ✕ | 0 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 0 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,994 | 7,066 | 6,928 |
| Full-time | 12,470 | 6,106 | 6,364 |
| Part-tme | 1,524 | 960 | 564 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,994 | 7,066 | 6,928 |
| American Indian/Native American | 37 | 13 | 24 |
| Asian | 2,652 | 1,298 | 1,354 |
| Black/African American | 616 | 243 | 373 |
| Hispanic | 2,030 | 836 | 1,194 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| White | 4,222 | 2,254 | 1,968 |
| Two More | 603 | 269 | 334 |
| Un-Known | 349 | 152 | 197 |
| Non-resident Alien | 3,472 | 1,996 | 1,476 |
| Number of Graduate Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 13,994 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 850 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 3,165 |
| Not in Online Courses | 9,979 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,994 | 7,066 | 6,928 |
| Age 18-19 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Age 20-21 | 217 | 96 | 121 |
| Age 22-24 | 3,947 | 1,948 | 1,999 |
| Age 25-29 | 5,889 | 2,949 | 2,940 |
| Age 30-34 | 2,501 | 1,338 | 1,163 |
| Age 35-39 | 815 | 439 | 376 |
| Age 40-49 | 506 | 244 | 262 |
| Age 50-64 | 105 | 47 | 58 |
| Over 64 | 7 | 2 | 5 |