Graduate Programs | Santa Clara University

Graduate Program Overview

Santa Clara University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Santa Clara, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $25,170. It offers forty-three (43) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Santa Clara University
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA
Graduate School Students	3,008 students 417 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	$25,170
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 43 Graduate Programs 28 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Santa Clara University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $25,170 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,198.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$25,170
Cost per Credit	$1,198
Books & Supplies	$1,125
Room & Board	$16,533 (On-Campus) / $17,253 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,979 (On-Campus) / $4,761 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$45,807
Off-Campus Total	$48,309

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Tuition & Fees	$28,836	$24,144	$25,056	$23,507	$25,170

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Santa Clara University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 43 major areas - 28 Master's (2 online programs), 11 Doctorate , 2 Post-Bachelor', 2 Post-Master'. 895 students have been conferred Master's degree and 240 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	895	240	58	-
Men	400	121	29	-
Women	495	119	29	-

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
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Technology	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	57	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Civil Engineering	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Engineering	155		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$103,000	-	-
Computer Hardware Engineering	11		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Software Engineering	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	13		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
International Law and Legal Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Mathematics	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Christian Studies	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies	23		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	98	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	221	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$115,000	-	-
Finance	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Science	70	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	29^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Electrical and Electronics Engineering			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$103,000	-	-
Computer Hardware Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

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

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$103,000	-	-
Computer Hardware Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Law	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	$62,200	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

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

Graduate Student Population

Total 8,616 students enrolled in Santa Clara University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 3,008 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,386 male and 1,622 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,953 full-time and 1,055 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 417 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	3,008
Men Students	1,386
Women Students	1,622

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	3,008
Full-time Students	1,953
Part-time Students	1,055

By race/ethnicity 890 White, 67 Black, and 629 Asian students are attending at Santa Clara University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	3,008
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	629
Black	67
Hispanic	507
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	8
White	890
Two or more races	148
Un-Known	76

33 students are younger than 22 and 465 students are older than 65. The school has 1,838 students aged between 22 and 30 and 687 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	3,008
21 & Under	33
22-24	792
25-29	1,046
30-34	451
35-39	236
40 & Over	465

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Santa Clara University, 417 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.