2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Irvine with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $14,275 and $29,377 for non-California residents.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$12,264$27,366
Fees$2,011$2,011
Books & Supplies$1,550
Room & Board$18,423 (On-Campus) / $16,216 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,841 (On-Campus) / $5,907 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$39,089$54,191
Off-Campus Total$37,948$53,050
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$13,349$13,354$13,356$13,645$14,275
Out-of-State$28,451$28,456$28,458$28,747$29,377

Graduate Program Overview

University of California-Irvine is a four-years, public school located in Irvine, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,275 for California residents and $29,377 for out-of-state students.
It offers 209 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Irvine
TypeFour-years, Public
Address501 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA
Graduate School Students7,056 students
2,332 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,275
Out-of-State$29,377
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 209 Graduate Programs
115 Master's, 91 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-Irvine offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 209 major areas - 115 Master's , 91 Doctorate , 3 Post-Bachelor'. 1,750 students have been conferred Master's degree and 763 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,750763126-
Men84439620-
Women906367106-
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
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - - NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels- NOT OFFERED 126 NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - - NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning28 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
European Studies/Civilization2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Asian-American Studies2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Informatics9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science115 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Graphics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - - NOT OFFERED
Educational Evaluation and Research20 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels142 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering44 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering22 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering49 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering47 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other)11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering43 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering47 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Comparative Literature1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anatomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physiology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology and Toxicology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Anatomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Behavior12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics113 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics (other)5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Science2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Computer Interaction43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy (other)2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry10 - - NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science15 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Psychology41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis25 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anthropology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminology42 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Demography and Population Studies6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts17 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music (other)1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Scientist4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Genetic Counseling/Counselor7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical Sciences1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health32 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management188 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science143 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)108 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Design/ArchitectureNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Informatics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Graphics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - - NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Evaluation and Research- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Comparative Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anatomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology and Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Anatomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Behavior- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - - NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Pharmaceutical Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 36,505 students enrolled in University of California-Irvine including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 7,056 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 3,514 male and 3,542 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 6,551 full-time and 505 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 2,332 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 2,723 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total7,056
Men Students3,514
Women Students3,542
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total7,056
Full-time Students6,551
Part-time Students505
By race/ethnicity 1,910 White, 222 Black, and 1,308 Asian students are attending at University of California-Irvine. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total7,056
American Indian /
Native American
5
Asian1,308
Black222
Hispanic1,017
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
12
White1,910
Two or more races263
Un-Known245
177 students are younger than 22 and 294 students are older than 65. The school has 5,437 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,367 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total7,056
21 & Under177
22-242,335
25-293,102
30-341,024
35-39343
40 & Over294
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of California-Irvine, 2,332 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,723 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,275
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,332
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,723
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,220
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,332
California Resident1,261
Other State In U.S.409
Outside of U.S.647

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