Ashford University

San Diego, CAMain CampusLarge city (population over 250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $13,160

Total Cost of Attendance: $30,866

Student Debt

Median total debt: $9,500

Students with federal loans: 35.8%

Students with Pell grants: 31.1%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $47,447

After 5 years: $46,956

Majors(55 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(1,863 graduates)
  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(832 graduates)
  3. Psychology, General.(492 graduates)
  4. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(483 graduates)
  5. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(438 graduates)
  6. Human Resources Management and Services.(274 graduates)
  7. Behavioral Sciences.(245 graduates)
  8. Education, General.(204 graduates)
  9. Accounting and Related Services.(180 graduates)
  10. Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems.(164 graduates)
  11. Management Information Systems and Services.(156 graduates)
  12. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(129 graduates)
  13. Sociology.(113 graduates)
  14. Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.(101 graduates)
  15. Finance and Financial Management Services.(88 graduates)
  16. Marketing.(63 graduates)
  17. History.(61 graduates)
  18. English Language and Literature, General.(59 graduates)
  19. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(58 graduates)
  20. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(55 graduates)
  21. Real Estate.(53 graduates)
  22. Library Science and Administration.(51 graduates)
  23. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(49 graduates)
  24. Journalism.(43 graduates)
  25. Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research.(41 graduates)
  26. Communication and Media Studies.(39 graduates)
  27. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(34 graduates)
  28. Social Sciences, General.(34 graduates)
  29. Business/Managerial Economics.(27 graduates)
  30. Anthropology.(25 graduates)
  31. Political Science and Government.(24 graduates)
  32. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(23 graduates)
  33. International Business.(23 graduates)
  34. Educational/Instructional Media Design.(22 graduates)
  35. Special Education and Teaching.(21 graduates)
  36. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(20 graduates)
  37. Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.(17 graduates)
  38. Public Administration.(15 graduates)
  39. Gerontology.(12 graduates)
  40. Military Applied Sciences.(9 graduates)
  41. Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies.(8 graduates)
  42. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(5 graduates)
  43. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(5 graduates)
  44. Computer Engineering.(1 graduates)
  45. Sustainability Studies.(1 graduates)
  46. Computer Science.
  47. Computer Software and Media Applications.
  48. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.
  49. Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.
  50. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.
  51. Education, Other.
  52. English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.
  53. Biology, General.
  54. Visual and Performing Arts, General.
  55. Design and Applied Arts.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 23,734 students

Retention Rate: 30.6%

Graduation Rate: 8.8%

Student Demographics

White (39.8%)
Hispanic (21.4%)
Black (28.2%)
Asian (2.7%)
Two or More (4.4%)
International (0.2%)

Gender Distribution

Men (38.1%)
Women (61.9%)

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