Graduate School Tuition at Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific Lutheran University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Tacoma, WA. It offers 18 graduate programs - 10 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $33,051 for all graduate students. A total of 332 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,633 students at PLU.

PLU offers online graduate programs and 16 out of 332 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($87,100) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $58,700 average salary.

You can find PLU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Pacific Lutheran University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Tacoma, Washington. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $33,051. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Pacific Lutheran University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	12180 Park Ave South, Tacoma, WA
Graduate School Students	333 students 16 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$33,051
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 18 Graduate Programs 10 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Pacific Lutheran University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $33,051 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,029.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$32,476
Fees	$575
Cost per Credit	$1,029
Books & Supplies	$762
Room & Board	$12,446 (On-Campus) / $12,446 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,665 (On-Campus) / $2,665 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$48,924
Off-Campus Total	$48,924

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$30,316	$30,391	$29,684	$32,666	$33,051

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Pacific Lutheran University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 18 major areas - 10 Master's (1 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 4 Post-Bachelor', 3 Post-Master'.

148 students have been conferred Master's degree and 19 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	148	19	-	-
Men	44	3	-	-
Women	104	16	-	-

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
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Financial Mathematics	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

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	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$58,700	-	-
Management Science		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,706 students enrolled in Pacific Lutheran University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 333 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 92 male and 241 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 228 full-time and 105 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 16 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 3 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	333	228	105
Men Students	92	60	32
Women Students	241	168	73

By race/ethnicity 200 White, 14 Black, and 34 Asian students are attending at Pacific Lutheran University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	333	92	241
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	10	24	14
Black	14	5	9
Hispanic	34	9	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	2	1
White	200	53	147
Tow or More Races	30	8	22
Race Unknown	9	2	7

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At PLU, 16 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	332
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	16
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	313

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	16
Washington Resident	15
Other State In U.S.	-
Outside of U.S.	0

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