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Located in San Diego, California, National University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of San Diego makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

4,194 Master's Degrees
30 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is National University?

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Contact details for National University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 9388 Lightwave Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: 800-628-8648
Website: www.nu.edu

National University Graduate Student Diversity

71% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,487 graduate students at National University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of National University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 678
Black or African American 826
Hispanic or Latino 3,329
White 3,155
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,465

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at National University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at National University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Germany, and Thailand.

Online Learning at National University

11,757 Took All Classes Online
12,521 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 147 bachelor’s degree and 150 master’s degree programs available online at National University. In 2022-2023, 12,521 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at National University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of National University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Communication & Journalism 35%
Engineering 21%
English Language & Literature 45%
History 17%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 4%
Legal Professions 39%
Mathematics & Statistics 13%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 33%
Public Administration & Social Service 4%
Social Sciences 12%

National University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 12 1,016 19 1,047
General Education 0 944 0 944
Special Education 0 361 0 361
Business Administration & Management 0 285 0 285
Student Counseling 0 207 0 207
Educational Administration 0 180 0 180
Nursing 58 39 11 108
General English Literature 0 99 0 99
Educational Assessment 0 98 0 98
Public Health 0 91 0 91
Public Administration 0 88 0 88
Human Resource Management 0 76 0 76
Information Technology 0 70 0 70
General Psychology 0 70 0 70
Security Science and Technology 5 56 0 61
Accounting 0 58 0 58
Health & Physical Education 2 50 0 52
Homeland Security 0 44 0 44
Teacher Education Grade Specific 2 39 0 41
Instructional Media Design 0 40 0 40
Communication & Media Studies 0 33 0 33
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 33 0 33
Writing Studies 0 30 0 30
Computer Science 0 27 0 27
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 27 0 27
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 26 0 26
Engineering-Related Fields 0 24 0 24
Statistics 0 23 0 23
Drama & Theater Arts 0 16 0 16
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 13 0 13
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 12 0 12
Management Information Systems 0 10 0 10
Multilingual Education 0 6 0 6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 1 0 1
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 1 0 1
Alternative Medicine & Systems 0 1 0 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0
General Biology 0 0 0 0
Business/Corporate Communications 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
General Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Construction Engineering 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0
History 0 0 0 0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 0 0
Legal Support Services 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 0
Other Psychology 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 79 4,194 30 4,303

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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