RAND School of Public Policy (RAND School of Public Policy) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Santa Monica, CA.
It offers 3 graduate programs - 2 Master's, and 1 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $50,000.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $50,000. It offers three (3) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | RAND School of Public Policy |
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 1776 Main St, Santa Monica, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 131 students 2 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $50,000 |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 3 Graduate Programs 2 Master's, 1 Doctorate |
2025 Graduate Program Tuition at RAND School of Public Policy
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at RAND School of Public Policy with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $50,000 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $4,167.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
| Tuition | $50,000 |
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| Cost per Credit | $4,167 |
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
| Tuition & Fees | $14,748 | $13,997 | $15,157 | $17,848 | $50,000 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
RAND School of Public Policy offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 3 major areas - 2 Master's, 1 Doctorate. 54 students have been conferred Master's degree and 16 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 | 54 | 16 | - | - |
| Men | 34 | 9 | - | - |
| Women | 20 | 7 | - | - |
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
RAND School of Public Policy graduate schools have a total of 131 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 77 male and 54 female postgrad students.
All 131 graduate students are enrolled as full-time statusIt offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2 students enrolled through online exclusively and 34 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 43 White, 3 Black, and 23 Asian students are attending at RAND School of Public Policy. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
2 grad students are younger than 22 and 40 students are older than 65. It has 82 students aged between 22 and 30 and 104 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 131 |
| Men | 77 |
| Women | 54 |
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 131 |
| Full-time Students | 131 |
| Part-time Students | - |
Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 131 |
| Asian | 23 |
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| Black | 3 |
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| Hispanic | 20 |
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| White | 43 |
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| Two or more races | 5 |
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| Un-Known | 3 |
Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 131 |
| 21 & Under | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 33 |
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| 25-29 | 49 |
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| 30-34 | 57 |
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| 35-39 | 47 |
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| 40 & Over | 40 |
Online Population
At RAND School of Public Policy graduate schools, 2 students enrolled online exclusively and 34 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 230 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 34 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 194 |
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2 |
| California Resident | 0 |
| Other State In U.S. | 2 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |