Graduate School Tuition at Point Loma Nazarene University

Point Loma Nazarene University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in San Diego, CA. It offers 13 graduate programs - 11 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $11,880 for all graduate students. A total of 1,165 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,319 students at PLNU.

PLNU offers online graduate programs and 336 out of 1,165 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($111,200) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $68,900 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Point Loma Nazarene University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in San Diego, 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 $11,880. It offers thirteen (13) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Point Loma Nazarene University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA
Graduate School Students	1,271 students 336 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$11,880
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 13 Graduate Programs 11 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $11,880 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $660.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$11,880
Cost per Credit	$660
Books & Supplies	$938
Room & Board	$12,850 (On-Campus) / $20,232 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,530 (On-Campus) / $5,392 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$29,198
Off-Campus Total	$38,442

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$11,880	$11,880	$11,880	$11,880	$11,880

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Point Loma Nazarene University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 13 major areas - 11 Master's (1 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Master'.

403 students have been conferred Master's degree and 2 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	403	2	-	2
Men	104	-	-	-
Women	299	2	-	2

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.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	117	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$60,500	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	14	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
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Psychology	34	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
Physician Assistant		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$111,200	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	78	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$68,900	-	-
Organizational Leadership	43	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
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	$111,200	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,445 students enrolled in Point Loma Nazarene University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,271 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 371 male and 900 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 559 full-time and 712 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 336 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 530 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,271	559	712
Men Students	371	156	215
Women Students	900	403	497

By race/ethnicity 538 White, 44 Black, and 93 Asian students are attending at Point Loma Nazarene University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,271	371	900
American Indian or Native American	4	0	4
Asian	28	65	44
Black	44	19	25
Hispanic	465	130	335
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	11	2	9
White	538	152	386
Tow or More Races	68	23	45
Race Unknown	36	11	25

7 students are younger than 22 and 226 students are older than 65. The school has 615 students aged between 22 and 30 and 317 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,271
21 & Under	7
22-24	254
25-29	361
30-34	203
35-39	114
40 & Over	226

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

At PLNU, 336 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 530 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,165
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	336
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	530
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	299

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	336
California Resident	327
Other State In U.S.	9
Outside of U.S.	0

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