University of California-San Diego Graduate Programs

University of California-San Diego is a Public, 4-years school located in La Jolla, CA. UCSD offers total 149 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $29,637 ($14,535 California residents)
  • Graduate Students: 8,910
  • Graduate Programs: 149

UCSD Graduate Programs Overview

University of California-San Diego (referred to as UCSD) is a Public, 4-years school located in La Jolla, CA. UCSD offers total 149 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-San Diego is $14,535 for California residents and $29,637 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. Total 8,910 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 42,006 with undergraduate students.
UCSD 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesCalifornia residents: $14,535
Out-of-State: $29,637
Costs per Credit$0
Graduate Students8,910
Graduate Programs149 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits University of California-San Diego

University of California-San Diego is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (5/31/1964 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

University of California-San Diego graduate schools offers 149 major programs (all on-site class). Last year, total 2,688 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at UCSD. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at UCSD with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 2 programs 8
Latin American Studies1 program 5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)1 program 3
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 5
Communication1 program 5
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 3 programs 253
Computer and Information Sciences (other)1 program 26
Computer Science1 program 185
Information Technology Project Management1 program 42
Education [+] 1 program 55
Education1 program 55
Engineering [+] 15 programs 522
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 21
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 123
Chemical Engineering1 program 30
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering1 program 4
Structural Engineering1 program 53
Computer Engineering1 program 30
Computer Hardware Engineering1 program 12
Computer Engineering (other)1 program 0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 49
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)1 program 53
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics1 program 6
Materials Engineering1 program 26
Mechanical Engineering1 program 70
Systems Engineering1 program 10
Engineering (other)1 program 35
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 2
Linguistics1 program 2
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 0
Health Law1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 7
English Language and Literature1 program 0
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)1 program 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 8 programs 192
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 110
Biomedical Sciences1 program 1
Pathology/Experimental Pathology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 10
Bioinformatics1 program 0
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography1 program 61
Neuroscience1 program 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 2
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 4 programs 135
Mathematics1 program 14
Applied Mathematics1 program 3
Financial Mathematics1 program 116
Statistics1 program 2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 9
Cognitive Science1 program 3
Computational Science1 program 6
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 1
Philosophy1 program 1
Physical Sciences [+] 4 programs 105
Chemistry1 program 51
Geology/Earth Science1 program 14
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical1 program 38
Physics1 program 2
Psychology [+] 2 programs 12
Psychology1 program 0
Experimental Psychology1 program 12
Human Services [+] 1 program 49
Public Policy Analysis1 program 49
Social Sciences [+] 7 programs 136
Anthropology1 program 2
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 1
International Economics1 program 9
International Relations and Affairs1 program 115
Political Science and Government1 program 5
Sociology1 program 4
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 8 programs 33
Visual and Performing Arts1 program 10
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology1 program 5
Playwriting and Screenwriting1 program 1
Acting1 program 8
Directing and Theatrical Production1 program 2
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)1 program 1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 0
Music1 program 6
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 programs 116
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 8
Medical Scientist1 program 25
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development1 program 32
Public Health1 program 38
International Public Health/International Health1 program 13
Business [+] 4 programs 302
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Finance1 program 0
Management Science1 program 84
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 218
History [+] 1 programs 4
History1 program 4
Total73 programs1,946
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)1 program 2
Communication and Journalism [+] 2 programs 4
Communication1 program 3
Communication and Media Studies (other)1 program 1
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 43
Computer Science1 program 43
Education [+] 1 program 14
Education1 program 14
Engineering [+] 13 programs 164
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 1
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 24
Chemical Engineering1 program 7
Structural Engineering1 program 20
Computer Engineering1 program 4
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 16
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)1 program 4
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics1 program 5
Engineering Science1 program 12
Materials Engineering1 program 27
Mechanical Engineering1 program 22
Systems Engineering1 program 5
Engineering (other)1 program 17
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 3
Linguistics1 program 3
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 6
Literature (other)1 program 1
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)1 program 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 10 programs 129
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 55
Biomedical Sciences1 program 30
Biophysics1 program 1
Pathology/Experimental Pathology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 5
Bioinformatics1 program 10
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography1 program 7
Epidemiology1 program 8
Neuroscience1 program 11
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (other)1 program 2
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs 25
Mathematics1 program 15
Mathematics (other)1 program 10
Computational Mathematics1 program 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 6
Cognitive Science1 program 6
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 6
Philosophy1 program 6
Physical Sciences [+] 9 programs 88
Chemistry1 program 48
Chemistry (other)1 program 0
Geology/Earth Science1 program 7
Geophysics and Seismology1 program 1
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical1 program 14
Physics1 program 14
Physics (other)1 program 2
Materials Sciences (other)1 program 0
Physical Sciences (other)1 program 2
Psychology [+] 4 programs 20
Psychology1 program 0
Experimental Psychology1 program 10
Clinical Psychology1 program 8
Psychology (other)1 program 2
Social Sciences [+] 10 programs 34
Anthropology1 program 5
Physical and Biological Anthropology1 program 0
Anthropology (other)1 program 1
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 15
Development Economics and International Development1 program 0
Economics (other)1 program 0
Political Science and Government1 program 7
Political Science and Government (other)1 program 2
Sociology1 program 4
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 7 programs 20
Visual and Performing Arts1 program 0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 6
Music1 program 9
Music Performance1 program 3
Music (other)1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts (other)1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 4 programs 5
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling1 program 1
International Public Health/International Health1 program 3
Behavioral Aspects of Health1 program 1
Public Health (other)1 program 0
Business [+] 2 programs 5
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 5
History [+] 1 programs 11
History1 program 11
Total73 programs585
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs 157
Audiology/Audiologist1 program 12
Medicine1 program 79
Pharmacy1 program 66
Total3 programs157

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of UCSD graduate programs is $14,535 for California residents and $29,637 for other students. The average living costs is $20,959 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at UCSD
California residentsOut of State
Tuition$11,700$26,802
Fees$2,203$2,203
Costs per Credit Hour$0$0
Living on-campus$20,959
Living off-campus$19,354

Graduate Student Population

At UCSD graduate schools, there are total 8,910 graduate students. Among them, 43 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 5,119 men and 3,791 women students at UCSD graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at UCSD.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at University of California-San Diego
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,9105,1193,791
American Indian/Native American1688
Asian1,384679705
Black/African American1697099
Hispanic829368461
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander624
White1,9821,071911
Two More311153158
Un-Known234125109
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at UCSD
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students8,910433978,470

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