University of California-Irvine (UCI) is a four-year, public school located in Irvine, CA.
It offers 223 graduate programs - 123 Master's, 97 Doctorate, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,827 for in-state and $29,929 for out-of-state students.
A total of 7,093 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 37,297 students at UCI. UCI offers online graduate programs and 260 out of 7,093 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UCI have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Irvine School of Law and University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. In addition, you can find UCI's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,827 for California residents and $29,929 for out-of-state students. It offers 223 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of California-Irvine |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 501 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 7,079 students
260 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$14,827
Out-of-State$29,929 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 223 Graduate Programs
123 Master's, 97 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of California-Irvine
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $14,827 and $29,929 for non-California residents.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $12,762 | $27,864 |
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| Fees | $2,065 | $2,065 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,473 |
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| Room & Board | $18,991 (On-Campus) / $19,130 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,692 (On-Campus) / $7,236 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $40,983 | $56,085 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $42,666 | $57,768 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $13,354 | $13,356 | $13,645 | $14,275 | $14,827 |
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| Out-of-State | $28,456 | $28,458 | $28,747 | $29,377 | $29,929 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of California-Irvine offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 223 major areas - 123 Master's, 97 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's. 1,994 students have been conferred Master's degree and 873 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 | 1,994 | 873 | 109 | - |
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| Men | 958 | 441 | 23 | - |
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| Women | 1,036 | 432 | 86 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 16 |
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Graduate Student Population
UCI graduate schools have a total of 7,079 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 3,516 male and 3,563 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 6,627 full-time and 452 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 260 students enrolled through online exclusively and 607 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,714 White, 231 Black, and 1,394 Asian students are attending at University of California-Irvine. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
174 grad students are younger than 22 and 264 students are older than 65. It has 5,397 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,258 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 7,079 |
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| Men | 3,516 |
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| Women | 3,563 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 7,079 |
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| Full-time Students | 6,627 |
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| Part-time Students | 452 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 7,079 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 1,394 |
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| Black | 231 |
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| Hispanic | 1,024 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 6 |
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| White | 1,714 |
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| Two or more races | 292 |
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| Un-Known | 217 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 7,079 |
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| 21 & Under | 174 |
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| 22-24 | 2,359 |
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| 25-29 | 3,038 |
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| 30-34 | 946 |
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| 35-39 | 312 |
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| 40 & Over | 264 |
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Online Population
At University of California-Irvine graduate schools, 260 students enrolled online exclusively and 607 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 7,093 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 260 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 607 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 6,226 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 260 |
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| California Resident | 209 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 43 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 5 |
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