Ashford University (Ashford) is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in San Diego, CA.

It offers 26 graduate programs - 21 Master's, and 5 Doctorate. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,515.

A total of 7,655 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 32,604 students at Ashford. Ashford offers online graduate programs and 7,631 out of 7,655 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Ashford's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,515. It offers twenty-six (26) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameAshford University
TypeFour-year, Private (for-profit)
Address8620 Spectrum Center Boulevard, San Diego, CA
Graduate School Students6,989 students
7,631 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$13,515
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 26 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 5 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Ashford University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Ashford University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $13,515 for prospective students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$12,645
Fees$870
Books & Supplies$1,150
Room & Board$13,324 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$10,903 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total$38,892

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Ashford University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 26 major areas - 21 Master's (21 online programs), 5 Doctorate (5 online programs). 2,465 students have been conferred Master's degree and 42 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
Total2,46542--
Men81211--
Women1,65331--

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education153ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration114ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology24ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching77ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
PsychologyONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies77ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sociology1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management161ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health46ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics37ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management689ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Research and Development Management35ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)387ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting55ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance24ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration136ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Business/Trade/Commerce3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Information Systems70ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Ashford graduate schools have a total of 6,989 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 2,241 male and 4,748 female postgrad students.

All 6,989 graduate students are enrolled as full-time statusIt offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 7,631 students enrolled through online exclusively and 24 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,708 White, 2,185 Black, and 390 Asian students are attending at Ashford University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

2 grad students are younger than 22 and 3,244 students are older than 65. It has 1,501 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,908 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total6,989
Men2,241
Women4,748
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total6,989
Full-time Students6,989
Part-time Students-
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total6,989
American Indian /
Native American
59
Asian390
Black2,185
Hispanic1,201
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
60
White2,708
Two or more races227
Un-Known137
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total6,989
21 & Under2
22-24280
25-291,221
30-341,492
35-391,416
40 & Over3,244

Online Population

At Ashford University graduate schools, 7,631 students enrolled online exclusively and 24 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,655
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses7,631
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses24
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses7,631
California Resident1,219
Other State In U.S.6,409
Outside of U.S.3