Graduate Programs at University of San Diego

Graduate School Overview

University of San Diego (referred to as USD) is a Private, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA. It is classified as a Research University (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 (3/31/1956 - Current).

USD Directory Information
School Name	University of San Diego (USD)
Address	5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone	619-260-4600
Web	https://www.sandiego.edu
Online Application	https://www.sandiego.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/application.php
Financial Info	https://www.sandiego.edu/admission-and-aid/tuition-and-financial-aid.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of San Diego is $28,878 in average. The school has 3,146 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,815 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 93 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$28,878
Student Population	3,146
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	93 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of San Diego is $28,878 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,578.

University of San Diego offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of San Diego 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, 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)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 San Diego is $28,878. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.65% 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	$26,712	$354
2019-2020	$27,288	$474
2020-2021	$27,936	$474
2021-2022	$27,936	$474
2022-2023	$28,404	$474

The graduate school tuition & fees of USD is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $23,882 (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 San Diego	$28,878
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
California Graduate Schools	$19,794	$22,475
Public	$11,472	$21,739
Private	$23,882

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $21,870 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of San Diego. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.35% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,644. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.86% 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	$12,980	$3,240	$13,779	$4,248
2019-2020	$14,126	$3,717	$15,084	$5,274
2020-2021	$15,156	$2,933	$16,580	$4,642
2021-2022	$16,246	$2,979	$17,253	$4,761
2022-2023	$17,010	$3,051	$17,784	$4,860

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,578 at University of San Diego. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.68% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,484
2019-2020	$1,516
2020-2021	$1,552
2021-2022	$1,552
2022-2023	$1,578

The law school tuition at University of San Diego is $60,861 for academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at University of San Diego.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of San Diego
	Tuition	Fees
Law	$60,380	$481

Graduate Programs at USD

University of San Diego offers 50 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, 1,455 students have completed their study at University of San Diego.

Offered Degrees at University of San Diego
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	42	8	1,012
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	1	40
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	290
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	113
Post Master's Degree	1	1	0
Total	50	10	1,455

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Legal Assistant/Paralegal program with 106 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration program with 161 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 248 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of San Diego
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	106	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	7	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of San Diego
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	161	-
Medical Informatics	✕	84	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	74	-
Education	✔	72	$69,300
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	69	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of San Diego
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	248	-
Nursing Practice	✕	42	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	24	-
Nursing Science	✕	16	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-

University of San Diego offers 50 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,455 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,012 students have earned/completed Master's program.
290 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
113 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	59 completers	-
Artificial Intelligence	✔	0	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	59	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	213 completers	$69,300
Education	✔	72	$69,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	57	$49,100
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	20	$47,900
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	39	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	17	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	7	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	1	$73,500
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	✕	2	-
Comparative Law	✕	20	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	1	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	14	-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	✕	3	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	23	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	51 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	30	-
Data Science, General	✔	0	-
Business Analytics	✕	21	-
Psychology [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	74	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	230 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	161	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	69	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	13	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Acting	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	144 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	37	-
Medical Informatics	✕	84	-
Nursing Administration	✕	8	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	4	-
Nursing Practice	✕	11	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	133 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	53	$85,700
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	12	-
Research and Development Management	✔	0	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	22	-
Accounting	✕	14	-
Finance	✕	0	-
Real Estate	✕	24	-
Taxation	✕	8	-
History [+]	✕	0 completers	-
History	✕	0	-
	Total	1,012

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	24	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Nursing Science	✕	16	-
	Total	40

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	248 completers	-
Law	✕	248	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	42	-
	Total	290

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	7	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	106 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	106	-
	Total	113

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Education (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at USD

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,339 students enrolled into University of San Diego graduate schools where it has total 8,815 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,643 full-time and 1,696 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,417 male and 1,922 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	3,339	1,417	1,922
Full-time	1,643	583	1,060
Part-tme	1,696	834	862

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

There are 1,533 White (45.91%), 214 Black/African American (6.41%), 717 Hispanic (21.47%), 356 Asian (10.66%), and 519 students with other races. 148 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,339	1,417	1,922
American Indian/Native American	7	3	4
Asian	356	139	217
Black/African American	214	93	121
Hispanic	717	304	413
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	9	4
White	1,533	655	878
Two More	160	53	107
Un-Known	191	88	103
Non-resident Alien	148	73	75

University of San Diego offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 993 graduate students (29.74% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,339
Enrolled Online Exclusively	993
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	2,346

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of San Diego. 843 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.25% of total students), 189 students are aged above 50 (5.66%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of San Diego.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,339	1,417	1,922
Age 20-21	52	12	40
Age 22-24	791	240	551
Age 25-29	961	410	551
Age 30-34	518	255	263
Age 35-39	376	178	198
Age 40-49	452	230	222
Age 50-64	179	90	89
Over 64	10	2	8

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