Golden Gate University (Golden Gate) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in San Francisco, CA.
It offers 54 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 17 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,070.
A total of 2,827 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,098 students at Golden Gate. Golden Gate offers online graduate programs and 1,393 out of 2,827 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $17,070. It offers fifty-four (54) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Golden Gate University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,687 students
1,393 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $17,070 |
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| Student to Faculty | 7:1 (14.29%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 54 Graduate Programs
31 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Golden Gate University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Golden Gate University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $17,070 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,090.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $16,815 |
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| Fees | $255 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,090 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $19,705 | $19,875 | $19,875 | $17,070 | $17,070 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Golden Gate University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 54 major areas - 31 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 17 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 1,581 students have been conferred Master's degree and 55 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 |
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| Total | 1,581 | 55 | 245 | - |
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| Men | 911 | 24 | 131 | - |
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| Women | 670 | 31 | 114 | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Golden Gate graduate schools have a total of 1,687 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,068 male and 619 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,202 full-time and 485 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,393 students enrolled through online exclusively and 352 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 278 White, 128 Black, and 599 Asian students are attending at Golden Gate University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
13 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,173 students are older than 65. It has 528 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,113 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,687 |
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| Men | 1,068 |
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| Women | 619 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,687 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,202 |
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| Part-time Students | 485 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,687 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 11 |
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| Asian | 599 |
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| Black | 128 |
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| Hispanic | 130 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 7 |
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| White | 278 |
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| Two or more races | 2 |
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| Un-Known | 305 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,687 |
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| 21 & Under | 13 |
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| 22-24 | 128 |
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| 25-29 | 400 |
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| 30-34 | 516 |
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| 35-39 | 597 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,173 |
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Online Population
At Golden Gate University graduate schools, 1,393 students enrolled online exclusively and 352 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,827 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,393 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 352 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,082 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,393 |
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| California Resident | 1,003 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 20 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 89 |
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