Point Loma Nazarene University Graduate Programs

Located in San Diego, California, Point Loma Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Point Loma Nazarene University?

Contact details for PLNU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA 92106-2899
Phone:	619-849-2200
Website:	www.pointloma.edu

Point Loma Nazarene University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,271 graduate students at PLNU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Point Loma Nazarene University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	93
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	465
White	538
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Point Loma Nazarene University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at PLNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Germany, and Canada.

Online Learning at Point Loma Nazarene University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at PLNU. In 2022-2023, 1,799 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 26th 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 PLNU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Communication & Journalism	10%

Point Loma Nazarene University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	121	0	121
General Education	0	117	0	117
Health & Physical Education	0	54	0	54
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	34	0	34
Nursing	2	17	2	21
Special Education	0	20	0	20
Allied Health Professions	0	19	0	19
General Biology	0	14	0	14
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	7	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0
Engineering Physics	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0	0
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	403	2	407

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By OperaSmorg under License

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