Graduate Programs | Palo Alto University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Palo Alto University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $49,200 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $792.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$45,500
Fees	$3,700
Cost per Credit	$792

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$23,646	$32,341	$32,746	$47,668	$49,200

Graduate Program Overview

Palo Alto University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Palo Alto, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $49,200.

It offers four (4) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Palo Alto University
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	1791 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, CA
Graduate School Students	1,085 students 474 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$49,200
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 4 Graduate Programs 3 Master's, 1 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Palo Alto University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 4 major areas - 3 Master's (3 online programs), 1 Doctorate . 193 students have been conferred Master's degree and 122 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
Total	193	122	-	-
Men	27	26	-	-
Women	166	96	-	-

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.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	100^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Psychology	67^ONLINE	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychology	26^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,149 students enrolled in Palo Alto University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 1,085 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 188 male and 897 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 720 full-time and 365 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 474 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,085
Men Students	188
Women Students	897

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,085
Full-time Students	720
Part-time Students	365

By race/ethnicity 532 White, 47 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at Palo Alto University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,085
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	11
Black	47
Hispanic	196
White	532
Two or more races	159
Un-Known	51

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Palo Alto University, 474 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,097
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	474
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	623

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	474
California Resident	340
Other State In U.S.	122
Outside of U.S.	12

Graduate School Tuition at Palo Alto University