Stanford University Graduate Programs

Stanford University is a Private, 4-years school located in Stanford, CA. Stanford offers total 172 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $57,210
  • Graduate Students: 10,035
  • Graduate Programs: 172

Stanford Graduate Programs Overview

Stanford University (referred to as Stanford) is a Private, 4-years school located in Stanford, CA. Stanford offers total 172 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Stanford University is $57,210 when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $1,255 for part-time students or overloaded credits. Total 10,035 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 17,680 with undergraduate students.
Stanford 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees$57,210
Costs per Credit$1,255
Graduate Students10,035
Graduate Programs172 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Stanford University

Stanford University is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/28/1949 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Stanford University graduate schools offers 172 major programs and 11 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 3,310 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Stanford. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Stanford with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 1 program 0
Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine1 program 0
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 26
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)1 program 26
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 5 programs 28
African Studies1 program 0
East Asian Studies1 program 24
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies1 program 3
Latin American Studies1 program 0
Area Studies (other)1 program 1
Communication and Journalism [+] 2 programs 35
Communication and Media Studies (other)1 program 35
Technical and Scientific Communication1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program (1 online)332
Computer Science1 program (1 online)332
Education [+] 14 programs 129
Education1 program 51
Educational Evaluation and Research1 program 15
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 16
English/Language Arts Teacher Education1 program 16
Foreign Language Teacher Education1 program 1
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program 9
Social Science Teacher Education1 program 8
Biology Teacher Education1 program 5
Chemistry Teacher Education1 program 3
French Language Teacher Education1 program 2
History Teacher Education1 program 0
Physics Teacher Education1 program 1
Spanish Language Teacher Education1 program 2
Earth Science Teacher Education1 program 0
Engineering [+] 9 programs (6 online)617
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program (1 online)67
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 30
Chemical Engineering1 program (1 online)13
Civil Engineering1 program (1 online)140
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program (1 online)155
Materials Engineering1 program (1 online)44
Mechanical Engineering1 program (1 online)154
Petroleum Engineering1 program 2
Engineering (other)1 program 12
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program (1 online)103
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program (1 online)103
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 8 programs 12
Linguistics1 program 1
Chinese Language and Literature1 program 5
Japanese Language and Literature1 program 1
Russian Language and Literature1 program 0
German Language and Literature1 program 1
French Language and Literature1 program 1
Italian Language and Literature1 program 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 3
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 15
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 15
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 12
English Language and Literature1 program 9
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)1 program 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 1 program 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 11 programs 67
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 8
Biomedical Sciences1 program 13
Biochemistry1 program 1
Biophysics1 program 3
Developmental Biology and Embryology1 program 0
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)1 program 0
Human/Medical Genetics1 program 11
Oncology and Cancer Biology1 program 2
Epidemiology1 program 28
Neuroscience1 program 0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 1
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs (2 online)98
Mathematics1 program 3
Computational and Applied Mathematics1 program (1 online)43
Statistics1 program (1 online)52
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 39
Cognitive Science1 program 10
Sustainability Studies1 program 29
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 12
Philosophy1 program 8
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 4
Physical Sciences [+] 6 programs 58
Chemistry1 program 4
Geology/Earth Science1 program 31
Geophysics and Seismology1 program 1
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)1 program 6
Physics1 program 4
Physics (other)1 program 12
Psychology [+] 2 programs 5
Psychology1 program 0
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 5
Human Services [+] 1 program 21
Public Policy Analysis1 program 21
Social Sciences [+] 6 programs 75
Anthropology1 program 4
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 9
International Relations and Affairs1 program 33
Political Science and Government1 program 7
Sociology1 program 22
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 6 programs 22
Industrial and Product Design1 program 0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 0
Cinematography and Film/Video Production1 program 10
Fine/Studio Arts1 program 0
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 0
Music1 program 12
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 4 programs (1 online)80
Medical/Clinical Assistant1 program 27
Public Health1 program 12
Community Health and Preventive Medicine1 program 19
Medical Informatics1 program (1 online)22
Business [+] 4 programs 400
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)1 program 0
Management Science1 program 400
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)1 program 0
History [+] 1 programs 8
History1 program 8
Total94 programs (11 online)2,203
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 9
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)1 program 9
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 3
Area Studies (other)1 program 3
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 2
Communication and Media Studies (other)1 program 2
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 36
Computer Science1 program 36
Education [+] 1 program 17
Education1 program 17
Engineering [+] 9 programs 262
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 21
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 23
Chemical Engineering1 program 28
Civil Engineering1 program 28
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 73
Materials Engineering1 program 23
Mechanical Engineering1 program 49
Petroleum Engineering1 program 2
Engineering (other)1 program 15
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 26
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 26
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 10 programs 16
Linguistics1 program 4
Comparative Literature1 program 2
Chinese Language and Literature1 program 4
Japanese Language and Literature1 program 0
Russian Language and Literature1 program 1
German Language and Literature1 program 2
French Language and Literature1 program 1
Italian Language and Literature1 program 0
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 2
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 5
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 5
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 7
English Language and Literature1 program 4
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)1 program 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 14 programs 138
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 32
Biochemistry1 program 3
Biophysics1 program 9
Structural Biology1 program 2
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)1 program 8
Developmental Biology and Embryology1 program 9
Immunology1 program 7
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)1 program 10
Human/Medical Genetics1 program 14
Cell Physiology1 program 3
Oncology and Cancer Biology1 program 15
Epidemiology1 program 3
Neuroscience1 program 15
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 8
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs 41
Mathematics1 program 18
Computational and Applied Mathematics1 program 15
Statistics1 program 8
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 10
Philosophy1 program 10
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 0
Physical Sciences [+] 5 programs 112
Chemistry1 program 42
Geophysics and Seismology1 program 12
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)1 program 17
Physics1 program 19
Physics (other)1 program 22
Psychology [+] 2 programs 9
Psychology1 program 0
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 9
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 66
Anthropology1 program 11
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 25
Political Science and Government1 program 20
Sociology1 program 10
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 5 programs 10
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 4
Art/Art Studies1 program 0
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 1
Music1 program 5
Music Theory and Composition1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs 12
Public Health1 program 1
Medical Informatics1 program 11
Business [+] 2 programs 21
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Management Science1 program 21
History [+] 1 programs 15
History1 program 15
Total69 programs817
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 184
Law1 program 184
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 programs 104
Medicine1 program 104
Total2 programs288
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Engineering [+] 7 programs 2
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 0
Chemical Engineering1 program 0
Civil Engineering1 program 1
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 0
Mechanical Engineering1 program 1
Petroleum Engineering1 program 0
Engineering (other)1 program 0
Total7 programs2

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2021-2022, the average tuition & fees of Stanford graduate programs is $57,210. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $1,255. The average living costs is $22,396 when a student lives on campus housing.
2021-2022 Graduate Program Tuition at Stanford
Amounts
Tuition$56,487
Fees$723
Costs per Credit Hour$1,255
Living on-campus$22,396

Graduate Student Population

At Stanford graduate schools, there are total 10,035 graduate students. By gender, there are 5,667 men and 4,368 women students at Stanford graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Stanford.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Stanford University
TotalMaleFemale
Total10,0355,6674,368
American Indian/Native American1349
Asian1,581829752
Black/African American375179196
Hispanic830469361
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander514
White2,9791,6501,329
Two More426204222
Un-Known337222115
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Stanford
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students10,03508649,171

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