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5,994
institutions
401
programs
648
occupations
59
states & territories
California

659 institutions

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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
86.5%
Enrollment
2,734
Net price
$30,378
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Private (for-profit)

West Coast University - Los Angeles

North Hollywood, California

Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
92.3%
Enrollment
2,673
Net price
$53,020
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Private (for-profit)

West Coast University - Ontario

Ontario, California

Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
88.1%
Enrollment
2,671
Net price
$49,590
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Private (for-profit)

United States University

San Diego, California

Grad rate
Not reported
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,454
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (for-profit)

Smith Chason College

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,447
Net price
$34,367
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
2,441
Net price
Grad-only
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

Grad rate
94%
Admit rate
2.6%
Enrollment
2,430
Net price
$16,075
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)

DeVry University - California

Ontario, California

Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
98.5%
Enrollment
2,403
Net price
$33,744
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, California

Grad rate
29%
Admit rate
33.8%
Enrollment
2,358
Net price
$19,058
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Private (for-profit)

San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia

Visalia, California

Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,318
Net price
$27,854
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
73.1%
Enrollment
2,312
Net price
$21,413
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
74.5%
Enrollment
2,308
Net price
$48,661
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

High Desert Medical College

Lancaster, California

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,280
Net price
$29,627
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, California

Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
62.4%
Enrollment
2,246
Net price
$21,241
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

American Career College - Ontario

Ontario, California

Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,242
Net price
$33,431
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Private (nonprofit)

Reach University

Oakland, California

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
2,230
Net price
$22,423
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Carrington College - Sacramento

Sacramento, California

Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
88.7%
Enrollment
2,207
Net price
$41,338
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

American Career College - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,168
Net price
$32,408
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

California Institute of Arts & Technology

National City, California

Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,112
Net price
$32,637
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BaccalaureatePublic

Feather River Community College District

Quincy, California

Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,055
Net price
$10,800
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Lassen Community College

Susanville, California

Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,038
Net price
$12,517
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Copper Mountain Community College

Joshua Tree, California

Grad rate
20%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,019
Net price
$9,105
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Private (nonprofit)HSI

Southern California University of Health Sciences

Whittier, California

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
2,008
Net price
$45,848
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)

MTI College

Sacramento, California

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
63.4%
Enrollment
2,000
Net price
$21,740
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Private (nonprofit)

Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
1,926
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California

Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
83.5%
Enrollment
1,900
Net price
$35,333
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Private (nonprofit)

Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
1,890
Net price
Grad-only
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Los Angeles Pacific University

San Dimas, California

Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
1,881
Net price
$22,677
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Occidental College

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
44.2%
Enrollment
1,881
Net price
$38,263
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
1,874
Net price
No freshman cohort
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