University of California-Irvine (UCI) is a four-year, public school located in Irvine, CA.

It offers 215 graduate programs - 119 Master's, 93 Doctorate, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,275 for in-state and $29,377 for out-of-state students.

A total of 7,275 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 35,937 students at UCI. UCI offers online graduate programs and 2,332 out of 7,275 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 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,275 for California residents and $29,377 for out-of-state students. It offers 215 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Irvine
TypeFour-year, 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 215 Graduate Programs
119 Master's, 93 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of California-Irvine

The following tables 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.

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

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-Irvine offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 215 major areas - 119 Master's, 93 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's. 2,047 students have been conferred Master's degree and 723 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
Total2,047723137-
Men1,00536136-
Women1,042362101-

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
Natural Resources/Conservation19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
European Studies/Civilization NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Asian-American Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Informatics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science205 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Graphics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and Research12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels NOT OFFER 137 NOT OFFER
Biology Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering58 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Software Engineering53 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering (other)33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering47 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Manufacturing Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anatomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pathology/Experimental Pathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology and Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neurobiology and Anatomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neurobiology and Behavior NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics117 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International/Global Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Computer Interaction32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Philosophy (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry9 NOT OFFER
Chemistry (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics and Astronomy1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Research and Experimental Psychology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forensic Psychology56 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anthropology7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Criminology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Demography and Population Studies8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Visual and Performing Arts (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genetic Counseling/Counselor8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management205 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies63 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)92 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UCI graduate schools have a total of 7,056 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 3,514 male and 3,542 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 6,551 full-time and 505 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,332 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,723 students are taking some online graduate courses.

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.

177 grad students are younger than 22 and 294 students are older than 65. It has 5,437 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,367 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total7,056
Men3,514
Women3,542
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total7,056
Full-time Students6,551
Part-time Students505
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
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total7,056
21 & Under177
22-242,335
25-293,102
30-341,024
35-39343
40 & Over294

Online Population

At University of California-Irvine graduate schools, 2,332 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,723 students 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