Graduate Program Overview
Meridian University is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Petaluma, California. The school offers graduate degrees only.
For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $21,632. It offers four (4) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Meridian University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (for-profit) |
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| Address | 47 Sixth Street, Petaluma, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 167 students
195 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2022-2023) | $21,632 |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 4 Graduate Programs
2 Master's, 2 Doctorate |
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2023 Graduate Program Tuition at Meridian University
The following tables describe 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees at Meridian University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,632 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $676.
2023 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $21,632 |
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| Cost per Credit | $676 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $20,280 | $21,632 | $21,632 | $21,632 | $21,632 |
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Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 5/10/2024)
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Meridian University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 4 major areas -
2 Master's (2 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs). 9 students have been conferred Master's degree and 8 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 9 | 8 | - | - |
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| Men | - | 2 | - | - |
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| Women | 9 | 6 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Meridian graduate schools have a total of 167 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 32 male and 135 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 100 full-time and 67 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 195 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 92 White, 13 Black, and 8 Asian students are attending at Meridian University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
1 grad students are younger than 22 and 121 students are older than 65. It has 14 students aged between 22 and 30 and 59 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 167 |
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| Men | 32 |
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| Women | 135 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 167 |
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| Full-time Students | 100 |
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| Part-time Students | 67 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 167 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 8 |
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| Black | 13 |
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| Hispanic | 15 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 92 |
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| Un-Known | 34 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 167 |
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| 21 & Under | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 2 |
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| 25-29 | 12 |
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| 30-34 | 35 |
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| 35-39 | 24 |
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| 40 & Over | 121 |
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Online Population
At Meridian University graduate schools, 195 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 195 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 195 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 0 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 195 |
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| California Resident | 94 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 74 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 23 |
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