Pacific University (PU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Forest Grove, OR.

It offers 30 graduate programs - 19 Master's, 10 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $37,805.

A total of 1,920 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,559 students at PU. PU offers online graduate programs and 154 out of 1,920 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find PU'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 $37,805. It offers thirty (30) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NamePacific University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR
Graduate School Students2,010 students
154 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$37,805
Student to Faculty9:1 (11.11%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 30 Graduate Programs
19 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Pacific University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Pacific University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $37,805 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,130.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$37,228
Fees$577
Cost per Credit$1,130
Books & Supplies$1,050
Room & Board$15,058 (On-Campus) / $10,236 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,800 (On-Campus) / $1,800 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$55,713
Off-Campus Total$50,891

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Pacific University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 30 major areas - 19 Master's, 10 Doctorate (2 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's. 358 students have been conferred Master's degree and 400 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
Total358400--
Men9096--
Women268304--

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
Curriculum and Instruction3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching (other)12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Vision Science/Physiological Optics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology50 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Psychology36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant59 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
OptometryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

PU graduate schools have a total of 2,010 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 527 male and 1,483 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,811 full-time and 199 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 154 students enrolled through online exclusively and 785 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 928 White, 24 Black, and 240 Asian students are attending at Pacific University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

41 grad students are younger than 22 and 205 students are older than 65. It has 1,289 students aged between 22 and 30 and 385 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,010
Men527
Women1,483
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,010
Full-time Students1,811
Part-time Students199
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,010
American Indian /
Native American
7
Asian240
Black24
Hispanic171
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
14
White928
Two or more races85
Un-Known427
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,010
21 & Under41
22-24546
25-29743
30-34256
35-39129
40 & Over205

Online Population

At Pacific University graduate schools, 154 students enrolled online exclusively and 785 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,920
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses154
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses785
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses981
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses154
Oregon Resident111
Other State In U.S.40
Outside of U.S.3