Graduate Programs at West Coast University-Orange County

Graduate School Overview

West Coast University-Orange County is a Private, 4 years school located in Anaheim, CA. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

West Coast University-Orange County Directory Information
School Name	West Coast University-Orange County
Address	1477 S Manchester Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802
Phone	714-782-1700
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 at West Coast University-Orange County is $12,544 in average. The school has 1,452 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,475 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 12 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,544
Student Population	1,452
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	12 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at West Coast University-Orange County is $12,544 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $679.

West Coast University-Orange County offers the alternative tuition plans.

West Coast University-Orange County 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)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
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-Orange County is $12,544. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 14.15% 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	$9,963	$1,026
2022-2023	$11,463	$1,081

The graduate school tuition & fees of West Coast University-Orange County is inexpensive 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
West Coast University-Orange County	$12,544
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 off-campus living costs are $17,037. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.29% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$7,590	$6,740
2019-2020	$7,980	$7,080
2020-2021	$8,610	$7,940
2021-2022	$8,568	$7,461
2022-2023	$9,027	$8,010

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $679 at West Coast University-Orange County. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.65% 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

Graduate Programs at West Coast University-Orange County

West Coast University-Orange County 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, 544 students have completed their study at West Coast University-Orange County.

Offered Degrees at West Coast University-Orange County
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	4	483
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	23
Post Master's Degree	4	4	38
Total	9	9	544

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 31 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Nursing Administration program with 299 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 23 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at West Coast University-Orange County
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	31	-
Nursing Education	✔	5	-
Nursing Administration	✔	2	-
Medical Informatics	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at West Coast University-Orange County
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Administration	✔	299	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✔	93	-
Public Health	✔	80	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	11	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at West Coast University-Orange County
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	23	-

West Coast University-Orange County offers 9 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 544 students have completed their graduate studies.

483 students have earned/completed Master's program.
23 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
38 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)	472 completers	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✔	93	-
Public Health	✔	80	-
Nursing Administration	✔	299	-
Business [+]	✔	11 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	11	-
	Total	483

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	23 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	23	-
	Total	23

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	38 completers	-
Medical Informatics	✔	0	-
Nursing Education	✔	5	-
Nursing Administration	✔	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	31	-
	Total	38

Graduate Student Population at West Coast University-Orange County

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,331 students enrolled into West Coast University-Orange County graduate schools where it has total 4,475 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,239 full-time and 92 part-time graduate students. By gender, 235 male and 1,096 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	1,331	235	1,096
Full-time	1,239	226	1,013
Part-tme	92	9	83

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

There are 412 White (30.95%), 93 Black/African American (6.99%), 282 Hispanic (21.19%), 415 Asian (31.18%), and 129 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,331	235	1,096
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	415	83	332
Black/African American	93	18	75
Hispanic	282	55	227
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	42	10	32
White	412	54	358
Two More	77	13	64
Un-Known	4	1	3
Non-resident Alien	1	0	1

West Coast University-Orange County offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,331 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	1,331
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,331
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at West Coast University-Orange County. 201 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.10% of total students), 15 students are aged below 20 (1.13%), 88 students are aged above 50 (6.61%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at West Coast University-Orange County.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,331	235	1,096
Under 18	2	0	2
Age 18-19	13	1	12
Age 20-21	39	7	32
Age 22-24	162	27	135
Age 25-29	366	69	297
Age 30-34	283	55	228
Age 35-39	168	27	141
Age 40-49	210	34	176
Age 50-64	87	15	72
Over 64	1	0	1

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