Loyola Marymount University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Loyola Marymount University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Los Angeles, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $19,756 in average for all students.

It offers fifty-nine graduate programs: 35 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelor's, 10 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 750 students have been conferred Master's degree and 298 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Loyola Marymount University
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	One Lmu Drive, Los Angeles, CA
Graduate School Students	3,138 students 48 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$19,756
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 59 Graduate Programs 35 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 19 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at Loyola Marymount University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $19,756 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,329.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$19,460
Fees	$296
Cost per Credit	$1,329
Books & Supplies	$1,080
Room & Board	$14,268 (On-Campus) / $16,580 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,933 (On-Campus) / $4,642 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$38,037
Off-Campus Total	$42,058

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Tuition & Fees	$20,065	$17,348	$18,106	$18,903	$19,756

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Loyola Marymount University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 59 major areas - 37 Master's (3 online programs), 3 Doctorate , 13 Post-Bachelor', 10 Post-Master'(5 online programs). 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	750	298	2	97
Men	231	136	-	33
Women	519	162	2	64

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy And Religious Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Philosophy	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology And Religious Vocations

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Psychology	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Playwriting and Screenwriting	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	8	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy	9	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	82^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$89,900	-	-
Accounting	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Taxation	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED	22^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$59,300	$97,200	$68,000
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	28
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Tax Law/Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$59,300	$97,200	$68,000

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Law			NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	40^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$55,800	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Water Resources Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Systems Engineering		NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bioethics/Medical Ethics		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	45^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	18		NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$59,300	$97,200	$68,000
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Urban Education and Leadership	105	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	67	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$51,600	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	63	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Civil Engineering	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Systems Engineering	14	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,838 students enrolled in Loyola Marymount University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 3,138 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,192 male and 1,946 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,284 full-time and 854 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 48 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 431 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	3,138
Men Students	1,192
Women Students	1,946

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	3,138
Full-time Students	2,284
Part-time Students	854

By race/ethnicity 1,270 White, 205 Black, and 321 Asian students are attending at Loyola Marymount University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	3,138
American Indian / Native American	3
Asian	321
Black	205
Hispanic	884
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	6
White	1,270
Two or more races	137
Un-Known	29

65 students are younger than 22 and 267 students are older than 65. The school has 2,248 students aged between 22 and 30 and 558 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	3,138
21 & Under	65
22-24	1,156
25-29	1,092
30-34	378
35-39	180
40 & Over	267

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Loyola Marymount University, 48 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 431 students are enrolled in some online courses.