Graduate Degrees
As a nationally recognized Catholic institution, the University of San Diego is focused on an unwavering expectation: academic excellence. Across all of our graduate programs, award-winning faculty engage students through small class sizes, hands-on research, and real-world global experiences and knowledge.
Application Deadlines
Each of the University’s graduate programs maintains its own application deadlines. In addition to the final deadlines listed here, some programs offer priority deadlines and deadlines specific to international applicants. Programs also reserve the right to extend application deadlines as they see fit.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the individual program's webpage in order to see the full list of deadlines relevant to their program of interest. It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure their application package is completed by the appropriate deadline.
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
for non-RNs with bachelor's degrees
Fall - October 15, 2020
Spring - December 1, 2020 (online)
& January 8, 2021 (on-campus)
Summer - April 12, 2021 (online only)
Fall - August 2, 2021 (both on-campus & online)
BSN to PhD in Nursing with Executive Nurse Leader
BSN to PhD in Nursing with Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Post MSN to PhD in Nursing
Fall - December 15, 2020
Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
Professional and Continuing Education
Spring - December 1, 2020
Summer - April 12, 2021
Fall - August 2, 2021
Spring - December 1, 2020
Summer - April 12, 2021
Fall - August 2, 2021
School of Business
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Enterprises Concentration
Finance Concentration
International Business Concentration
Management Concentration
Marketing Concentration
New Venture Management Concentration
Supply Chain Management Concentration
Spring - (hybrid only) December 1, 2020
Fall - May 1, 2021
Controllership and Accounting Information System Development specialization
Corporate Reporting and Financial Management specialization
Spring, Summer, Fall - Rolling
Juris Doctor (JD/MBA)
MSRE/MBA in Real Estate
MSF/MBA in Finance
MS/MBA in Business Analytics
MS/MBA in Supply Chain Management
See departments for details
School of Law
Criminal Law
Employment and Labor Law
Environmental and Energy Law
Intellectual Property Law
School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES)
Spring - November 15, 2020
Summer - June 1, 2021
Fall - July 30, 2021
Spring - December 1, 2020
Summer - April 12, 2021
Fall - August 2, 2021
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
Spring - December 1, 2020
Summer - April 12, 2021
Fall - August 2, 2021
Spring - December 1, 2020
Summer - April 12, 2021
Fall - August 2, 2021