Graduate School Tuition at University of Puget Sound

University of Puget Sound is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Tacoma, WA. It offers 7 graduate programs - 5 Master's, and 2 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $38,676 for all graduate students. A total of 311 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,023 students at U of Puget Sound.

The Doctorate Art Therapy/Therapist program has the highest salary ($72,300) after graduation and the Master's Art Therapy/Therapist program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $63,900 average salary.

You can find U of Puget Sound's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

University of Puget Sound 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 $38,676. It offers seven (7) graduate programs.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Puget Sound
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1500 N. Warner Street, Tacoma, WA
Graduate School Students	307 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$38,676
Student to Faculty	9:1 (11.11%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 7 Graduate Programs 5 Master's, 2 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $38,676 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,247.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$38,401
Fees	$275
Cost per Credit	$1,247
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$15,040 (On-Campus) / $15,040 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,624 (On-Campus) / $2,624 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$57,340
Off-Campus Total	$57,340

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$35,800	$37,346	$36,047	$37,307	$38,676

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of Puget Sound offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 5 Master's , 2 Doctorate .

95 students have been conferred Master's degree and 35 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	95	35	-	-
Men	15	7	-	-
Women	80	28	-	-

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	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$53,500	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	10	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
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	45		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,173 students enrolled in University of Puget Sound including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 307 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 66 male and 241 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 249 full-time and 58 part-time students in graduate schools.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	307	249	58
Men Students	66	63	3
Women Students	241	186	55

By race/ethnicity 187 White, 3 Black, and 43 Asian students are attending at University of Puget Sound. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	307	66	241
American Indian or Native American	3	0	3
Asian	11	32	3
Black	3	2	1
Hispanic	30	7	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	187	32	155
Tow or More Races	24	11	13
Race Unknown	16	3	13

10 students are younger than 22 and 18 students are older than 65. The school has 225 students aged between 22 and 30 and 58 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	307
21 & Under	10
22-24	107
25-29	118
30-34	42
35-39	16
40 & Over	18

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