University of California-Merced (UC Merced) is a four-year, public school located in Merced, CA.
It offers 46 graduate programs - 23 Master's, and 23 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,753 for in-state and $29,855 for out-of-state students.
A total of 738 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,110 students at UC Merced.
You can find UC Merced'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 $14,753 for California residents and $29,855 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-six (46) graduate programs.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of California-Merced |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 775 students |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$14,753
Out-of-State$29,855 |
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| Student to Faculty | 20:1 (5.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 46 Graduate Programs
23 Master's, 23 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of California-Merced
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Merced 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 $14,753 and $29,855 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 | $1,991 | $1,991 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,046 |
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| Room & Board | $21,445 (On-Campus) / $12,999 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,852 (On-Campus) / $7,390 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $43,096 | $58,198 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $36,188 | $51,290 |
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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 | $14,100 | $13,207 | $13,489 | $14,187 | $14,753 |
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| Out-of-State | $43,854 | $28,309 | $28,591 | $29,289 | $29,855 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of California-Merced offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 46 major areas - 23 Master's, 23 Doctorate. 110 students have been conferred Master's degree and 130 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 | 110 | 130 | - | - |
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| Men | 52 | 72 | - | - |
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| Women | 58 | 58 | - | - |
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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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| Public Health | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UC Merced graduate schools have a total of 775 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 439 male and 336 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 767 full-time and 8 part-time students in graduate schools.
By race/ethnicity 172 White, 18 Black, and 75 Asian students are attending at University of California-Merced. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
6 grad students are younger than 22 and 41 students are older than 65. It has 477 students aged between 22 and 30 and 214 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 775 |
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| Men | 439 |
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| Women | 336 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 775 |
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| Full-time Students | 767 |
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| Part-time Students | 8 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 775 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 75 |
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| Black | 18 |
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| Hispanic | 157 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 172 |
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| Two or more races | 26 |
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| Un-Known | 24 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 775 |
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| 21 & Under | 6 |
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| 22-24 | 109 |
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| 25-29 | 368 |
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| 30-34 | 160 |
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| 35-39 | 54 |
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| 40 & Over | 41 |
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