Graduate Programs at West Coast University-Dallas

Graduate School Overview

West Coast University-Dallas is a Private, 4 years school located in Richardson, TX.

West Coast University-Dallas Directory Information
School Name	West Coast University-Dallas
Address	8435 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75247-3900
Phone	214-453-4533
Web	https://westcoastuniversity.edu
Online Application	https://westcoastuniversity.edu/contactus/application.html
Financial Info	https://westcoastuniversity.edu/admissions/financial-aid.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of West Coast University-Dallas is $14,107 in average. The school has 493 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,468 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 13 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 12 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,107
Student Population	493
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	13 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at West Coast University-Dallas is $14,107 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $679.

West Coast University-Dallas offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,463
Required Fees	$1,000
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$679

West Coast University-Dallas 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	12 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college
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 West Coast University-Dallas is $14,107. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 13.19% 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	$10,054	$945
2019-2020	$9,521	$1,000
2020-2021	$9,914	$1,000
2021-2022	$9,760	$975
2022-2023	$11,463	$1,000
2023-2024	$12,475	$1,632

The graduate school tuition & fees of West Coast University-Dallas is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,906 (public) / $18,623 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
West Coast University-Dallas	$14,107
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,440	$18,157
Public	$8,244	$17,906
Private	$18,623

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $16,848. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.54% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$7,240	$6,420
2019-2020	$7,610	$6,740
2020-2021	$8,130	$7,510
2021-2022	$8,181	$7,119
2022-2023	$8,622	$7,650
2023-2024	$8,928	$7,920

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $769 at West Coast University-Dallas. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 13.25% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$658
2019-2020	$644
2020-2021	$658
2021-2022	$668
2022-2023	$679
2023-2024	$769

Graduate Programs at West Coast University-Dallas

West Coast University-Dallas offers 9 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, 148 students have completed their study at West Coast University-Dallas.

Offered Degrees at West Coast University-Dallas
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	4	137
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	2
Post Master's Degree	4	4	9
Total	9	9	148

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at West Coast University-Dallas by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Public Health program with 61 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 2 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at West Coast University-Dallas
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	7	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Medical Informatics	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at West Coast University-Dallas
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Health	✔	61	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✔	36	-
Nursing Administration	✔	35	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	5	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at West Coast University-Dallas
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	2	-

West Coast University-Dallas offers 9 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 148 students have completed their graduate studies.

137 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
9 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
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	132 completers	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✔	36	-
Public Health	✔	61	-
Nursing Administration	✔	35	-
Business [+]	✔	5 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	5	-
	Total	137

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	2	-
	Total	2

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	9

Graduate Student Population at West Coast University-Dallas

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 493 students enrolled into West Coast University-Dallas graduate schools where it has total 1,468 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 416 full-time and 77 part-time graduate students. By gender, 79 male and 414 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	493	79	414
Full-time	416	67	349
Part-tme	77	12	65

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

There are 98 White (19.88%), 131 Black/African American (26.57%), 196 Hispanic (39.76%), 43 Asian (8.72%), and 25 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	493	79	414
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	43	10	33
Black/African American	131	24	107
Hispanic	196	35	161
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	98	8	90
Two More	21	1	20
Un-Known	3	0	3
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

West Coast University-Dallas offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 432 graduate students (87.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 11 graduate students (2.23% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	493
Enrolled Online Exclusively	432
Enrolled Some Online Courses	11
Not in Online Courses	50

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at West Coast University-Dallas. 41 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.32% of total students), 54 students are aged above 50 (10.95%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at West Coast University-Dallas.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	493	79	414
Age 22-24	41	3	38
Age 25-29	105	19	86
Age 30-34	100	20	80
Age 35-39	79	8	71
Age 40-49	114	22	92
Age 50-64	52	6	46
Over 64	2	1	1

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