Graduate School Tuition at University of California-Merced

University of California-Merced is a four-years, public school located in Merced, CA. It offers 43 graduate programs - 22 Master's, and 21 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $14,187 for California residents and $29,289 for others. A total of 760 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,103 students at UC Merced.
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Graduate Program Overview

University of California-Merced is a four-years, public school located in Merced, 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 $14,187 for California residents and $29,289 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-three (43) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Merced
Typefour-years, public
Address5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA
Graduate School Students772 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,187
Out-of-State$29,289
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 43 Graduate Programs
22 Master's, 21 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Merced with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For California residents, the tuition & fees are $14,187 and $29,289 for non-California residents.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$12,264$27,366
Fees$1,923$1,923
Books & Supplies$1,214
Room & Board$20,293 (On-Campus) / $10,537 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,011 (On-Campus) / $5,593 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$40,705$55,807
Off-Campus Total$31,531$46,633
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$13,207$14,100$13,207$13,489$14,187
Out-of-State$28,309$43,854$28,309$28,591$29,289

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of California-Merced offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 43 major areas - 22 Master's , 21 Doctorate .
64 students have been conferred Master's degree and 105 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'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total64105--
Men3152--
Women3353--
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.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Mathematics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Science1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry (other)3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and Government NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,093 students enrolled in University of California-Merced including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 772 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 431 male and 341 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 769 full-time and 3 part-time students in graduate schools.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total772769 3
Men Students431428 3
Women Students341341 0
By race/ethnicity 186 White, 16 Black, and 69 Asian students are attending at University of California-Merced. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total772 431341
Asian37 3216
Black16 88
Hispanic153 7182
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders2 20
White186 10779
Tow or More Races24 1014
Race Unknown28 208
6 students are younger than 22 and 46 students are older than 65. The school has 481 students aged between 22 and 30 and 227 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total772
21 & Under6
22-24132
25-29349
30-34175
35-3952
40 & Over46
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At UC Merced, 0 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment760
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses0
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses757
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses0
California Resident0
Other State In U.S.-
Outside of U.S.0

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