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Whatever your professional or personal aspirations, a graduate degree from the University of San Diego positions you to be a leader. Choose from more than 40 master's and doctoral programs, where our award-winning faculty engage students through small class sizes, hands-on research and real-world experiences. Our graduates are executives, innovators, advocates, entrepreneurs, educators, healers, protectors — Changemakers. Find what lies beyond your horizon.

By the Numbers

2,592

Graduate Students

9:1

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

51

Graduate Programs Offered

76%

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Meet our Graduates

Knauss School of Business

Ike Ekeh ‘17

Master of Business Administration / Master of Science in Finance

"To me, USD is the quintessential Southern California school. It’s not so big that you risk being lost in the crowd, but at the same time, you get elite professors and high-quality academics. It felt like a hidden gem."

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Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies

Brittany Catton Kirk ’20

Master of Arts in Social Innovation

"I think USD is light years ahead of many other schools in terms of innovation and entrepreneurship. USD's approach of hands-on learning and building ventures from the ground up has led to great things. As a master's student, I’ve been dazzled and slightly overwhelmed with all I could possibly do."

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School of Leadership and Education Sciences

Ivan Martinez-Heredia '20

Master of Arts in Counseling, School Counseling

"I had a mentor who told me no other university will be able to compete with the University of San Diego. It will give you the prestige, the credibility that you need. The University of San Diego has opened doors for me and will continue to open them."

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