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.

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 of West Coast University-Orange County is $14,383 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	$14,383
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 $14,383 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.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,463
Required Fees	$1,081
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$679

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 $14,383. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 14.66% 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
2023-2024	$12,719	$1,664

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 $19,793 and the California graduate tuition is $21,930 (public) / $24,536 (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-Orange County	$14,383
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
California Graduate Schools	$19,839	$23,084
Public	$11,723	$21,930
Private	$24,536

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $16,848. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.11% 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
2023-2024	$8,928	$7,920

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $779 at West Coast University-Orange County. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 14.73% 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	$779

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	✔	-	-

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 [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Nursing Administration	✔	2	-
	Total	38

Graduate Student Population at West Coast University-Orange County

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,452 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 1,158 full-time and 294 part-time graduate students. By gender, 269 male and 1,183 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	1,452	269	1,183
Full-time	1,158	216	942
Part-tme	294	53	241

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

There are 423 White (29.13%), 88 Black/African American (6.06%), 355 Hispanic (24.45%), 438 Asian (30.17%), and 148 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,452	269	1,183
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	438	94	344
Black/African American	88	10	78
Hispanic	355	67	288
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	11	20
White	423	55	368
Two More	105	27	78
Un-Known	9	4	5
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

West Coast University-Orange County offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,433 graduate students (98.69% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 19 graduate students (1.31% 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	1,452
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,433
Enrolled Some Online Courses	19
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at West Coast University-Orange County. 83 students are aged 20 to 24 (5.72% of total students), 125 students are aged above 50 (8.61%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at West Coast University-Orange County.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,452	269	1,183
Age 20-21	5	1	4
Age 22-24	78	16	62
Age 25-29	319	53	266
Age 30-34	373	76	297
Age 35-39	284	61	223
Age 40-49	268	43	225
Age 50-64	120	18	102
Over 64	5	1	4

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