Westcliff University Graduate School

Westcliff University (referred to as Westcliff) is a Private, 4 years school located in Irvine, CA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Westcliff is $15,214 in average. The school has 3,808 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,625 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Westcliff University (referred to as Westcliff) is a Private, 4 years school located in Irvine, CA.
The school is accredited by Distance Education Accrediting Commission (6/13/2014 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Westcliff Directory Information
School NameWestcliff University (Westcliff)
Address17877 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92614
Phone888-491-8686
Webhttps://www.westcliff.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.westcliff.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.westcliff.edu/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Westcliff is $15,214 in average. The school has 3,808 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,625 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 64 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 63 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$15,214
Student Population3,808
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs64 graduate programs
(63 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio10 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Westcliff is $15,214 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $786.
Westcliff offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$17,933
Required Fees$175
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$786
Westcliff 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)63 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • 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 Westcliff University is $15,214. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -15.98% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$6,900$50
2019-2020$8,100$50
2020-2021$13,050$50
2021-2022$13,050$50
2022-2023$17,933$175
2023-2024$15,039$175
The graduate school tuition & fees of Westcliff 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Westcliff University$15,214
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 $22,776. Off-campus living costs are increased by 34.68% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$9,488$4,016
2019-2020$13,408$3,989
2020-2021$14,736$4,120
2021-2022$17,253$3,843
2022-2023$12,051$4,860
2023-2024$17,272$5,504
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $660 at Westcliff University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -16.03% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$575
2019-2020$675
2020-2021$725
2021-2022$725
2022-2023$786
2023-2024$660
The law school tuition at Westcliff University is $45,420 for academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Westcliff.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Westcliff University
TuitionFees
Law$44,580$840

Graduate Programs at Westcliff

Westcliff University offers 41 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, 634 students have completed their study at Westcliff University.
Offered Degrees at Westcliff University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree2020566
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship6618
Doctor's degree - other1044
Post Bachelor's Degree996
Post Master's Degree550
Total4140634
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Westcliff University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design program with 2 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 302 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 44 completers.
Westcliff University offers 41 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 634 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 566 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 44 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 6 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] (1 completers) 34 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia34-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (5 completers) 111 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences22-
Information Technology64-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design2-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance--
Information Technology Project Management23-
Education [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1-
Engineering Technology [+] (1 completers) --
Engineering/Industrial Management--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) --
Data Analytics, General--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (2 completers) 12 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management8-
Medical Informatics4-
Business [+] 408 completers-
Business Administration and Management302-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management4-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management10-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce3-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies5-
Finance16-
International Business/Trade/Commerce4-
Business Statistics52-
Marketing/Marketing Management12-
Total566
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (3 completers) --
Computer and Information Sciences--
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design--
Information Technology Project Management--
Business [+] 18 completers-
Business Administration and Management18-
Organizational Leadership--
Management Science--
Total18
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] 44 completers-
Law44-
Total44
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (3 completers) 2 completers-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design2-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance--
Information Technology Project Management--
Education [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1-
Business [+] 2 completers-
Business Administration and Management--
Organizational Leadership--
Management Science--
Marketing/Marketing Management2-
Total6
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (2 completers) --
Computer and Information Sciences--
Information Technology Project Management--
Business [+] --
Business Administration and Management--
Organizational Leadership--
Management Science--
Total-

Graduate Student Population at Westcliff

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,808 students enrolled into Westcliff University graduate schools where it has total 5,625 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,660 full-time and 148 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,957 male and 1,851 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,8081,9571,851
Full-time3,6601,8851,775
Part-tme1487276
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 155 White (4.07%), 24 Black/African American (0.63%), 112 Hispanic (2.94%), 76 Asian (2.00%), and 3,441 students with other races. 2,876 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,8081,9571,851
American Indian/Native American422
Asian763442
Black/African American241311
Hispanic1124369
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White1557085
Two More261115
Un-Known531289242
Non-resident Alien2,8761,4941,382
Westcliff University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 645 graduate students (16.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 15 graduate students (0.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total3,808
Enrolled Online Exclusively645
Enrolled Some Online Courses15
Not in Online Courses3,148

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