Graduate Programs at University of Portland

Graduate School Overview

University of Portland (referred to as UP) is a Private, 4 years school located in Portland, OR. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (4/1/1934 - Current).

UP Directory Information
School Name	University of Portland (UP)
Address	5000 N Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR 97203-5798
Phone	503-943-8000
Web	https://www1.up.edu
Online Application	https://www.uportland.org/freshman
Financial Info	https://www.up.edu/finaid/index.html

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Portland is $23,868 in average. The school has 440 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,999 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 62 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$23,868
Student Population	440
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	62 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Portland is $23,868 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $1,326.

University of Portland offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Portland 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 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

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Portland is $23,868. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$18,306	-
2018-2019	$22,914	-
2019-2020	$23,868	-
2020-2021	$23,868	-
2021-2022	$23,868	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of UP is average compared to private graduate schools in Oregon. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the Oregon graduate tuition is $24,384 (public) / $20,334 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Portland	$23,868
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Oregon Graduate Schools	$18,481	$21,154
Public	$17,693	$24,384
Private	$20,334

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $17,396 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Portland. On-campus living costs are increased by 6.64% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,824. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.57% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$12,658	$1,622	$8,338	$1,764
2018-2019	$13,174	$2,372	$9,010	$2,696
2019-2020	$13,684	$2,434	$9,316	$2,840
2020-2021	$14,196	$1,804	$9,712	$2,210
2021-2022	$14,608	$2,454	$10,036	$2,788

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,326 at University of Portland. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$1,221
2018-2019	$1,273
2019-2020	$1,326
2020-2021	$1,326
2021-2022	$1,326

Graduate Programs at UP

University of Portland offers 26 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, 211 students have completed their study at University of Portland.

Offered Degrees at University of Portland
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	16	163
Doctor's degree - other	3	24
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0
Post Master's Degree	6	24
Total	26	211

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 85 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 18 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Portland
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	-
Education	✕	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Portland
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	85	$44,800
Education	✕	74	$44,800
Business Administration and Management	✕	45	$66,500
Business Administration and Management	✕	39	$66,500
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	11	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Portland
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	7	-
Nursing Practice	✕	5	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-

University of Portland offers 26 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 211 students have completed their graduate studies.

163 students have earned/completed Master's program.
24 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
24 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Communication	✕	1	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	95 completers	$44,800
Education	✕	85	$44,800
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	10	-
Engineering [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Engineering	✕	2	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	2	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	0	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	63 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	45	$66,500
Finance	✕	9	-
Management Science	✕	9	-
	Total	163

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Nursing Practice	✕	5	-
	Total	24

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Management Science	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Education	✕	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
	Total	24

Graduate Student Population at UP

For academic year 2021-2022, total 440 students enrolled into University of Portland graduate schools where it has total 3,999 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 112 full-time and 328 part-time graduate students. By gender, 159 male and 281 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	440	159	281
Full-time	112	50	62
Part-tme	328	109	219

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

There are 262 White (59.55%), 6 Black/African American (1.36%), 36 Hispanic (8.18%), 23 Asian (5.23%), and 113 students with other races. 63 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	440	159	281
American Indian/Native American	3	2	1
Asian	23	5	18
Black/African American	6	5	1
Hispanic	36	19	17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	262	90	172
Two More	15	4	11
Un-Known	31	13	18
Non-resident Alien	63	21	42

University of Portland offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 440 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	440
Enrolled Online Exclusively	440
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Portland. 113 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.68% of total students), 35 students are aged above 50 (7.95%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Portland.