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.

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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UP is $26,100 in average. The school has 403 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,793 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 60 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$26,100
Student Population	403
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	60 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UP is $26,100 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,378.

UP offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$24,804
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,378

UP offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, 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
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Portland is $26,100. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.22% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$22,914	-
2019-2020	$23,868	-
2020-2021	$23,868	-
2021-2022	$23,868	-
2022-2023	$24,804	-
2023-2024	$26,100	-

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 $19,793 and the Oregon graduate tuition is $26,845 (public) / $22,682 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Portland	$26,100
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Oregon Graduate Schools	$19,235	$23,389
Public	$19,050	$26,845
Private	$22,682

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,990 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UP.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -6.10% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,998. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.20% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
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
2022-2023	$17,172	$3,052	$13,448	$3,584
2023-2024	$16,600	$2,390	$14,608	$2,390

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,450 at University of Portland. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.22% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,273
2019-2020	$1,326
2020-2021	$1,326
2021-2022	$1,326
2022-2023	$1,378
2023-2024	$1,450

Graduate Programs at UP

University of Portland offers 23 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, 189 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	10	165
Doctor's degree - other	4	20
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0
Post Master's Degree	6	4
Total	23	189

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Special Education and Teaching program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 80 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 10 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Portland
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Portland
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	80	$44,800
Business Administration and Management	✕	35	$66,500
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	13	-
Management Science	✕	12	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	10	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Portland
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	10	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
Nursing Practice	✕	1	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-

University of Portland offers 23 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 189 students have completed their graduate studies.

165 students have earned/completed Master's program.
20 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
4 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 [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Communication	✕	-	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✕	93 completers	$44,800
Education	✕	80	$44,800
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	13	-
Engineering [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Engineering	✕	4	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	10	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	35	$66,500
Finance	✕	4	-
Management Science	✕	12	-
	Total	165

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	10	-
Nursing Practice	✕	1	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	20

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	1	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at UP

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 403 students enrolled into University of Portland graduate schools where it has total 3,793 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 116 full-time and 287 part-time graduate students. By gender, 146 male and 257 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	403	146	257
Full-time	116	49	67
Part-tme	287	97	190

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

There are 229 White (56.82%), 7 Black/African American (1.74%), 42 Hispanic (10.42%), 31 Asian (7.69%), and 94 students with other races. 70 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	403	146	257
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	31	9	22
Black/African American	7	5	2
Hispanic	42	23	19
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	229	78	151
Two More	14	3	11
Un-Known	9	4	5
Non-resident Alien	70	24	46

University of Portland offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 32 graduate students (7.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 63 graduate students (15.63% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	403
Enrolled Online Exclusively	32
Enrolled Some Online Courses	63
Not in Online Courses	308

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Portland. 136 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.75% of total students), 33 students are aged above 50 (8.19%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Portland.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	403	146	257
Age 20-21	23	5	18
Age 22-24	113	52	61
Age 25-29	86	26	60
Age 30-34	57	21	36
Age 35-39	42	18	24
Age 40-49	49	16	33
Age 50-64	33	8	25

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