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)
Franciscan School of Theology
Spring - December 15, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022
Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
On-Campus
Spring - January 4, 2022
Fall - June 30, 2022
Online
Spring - December 1, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022
for non-RNs with bachelor's degrees
Fall - October 15, 2021
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, 2021
Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
Knauss School of Business
Business Reporting and Analysis
Business Analytics in Accounting
Spring, Summer, Fall - Rolling
Business Analytics
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Finance
Organizational Leadership
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Spring - (hybrid only) December 1, 2021
Fall - June 15, 2022
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
Professional and Continuing Education
Spring - December 1, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022
Spring - December 1, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022
Spring - December 1, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022
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, 2021
Summer - May 1, 2022
Fall - August 7, 2022
Spring - November 15, 2021
Summer - May 1, 2022
Fall - August 7, 2022
Spring - December 1, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
Spring - December 1, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022
Spring - December 1, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022
Spring - December 1, 2021
Summer - April 11, 2022
Fall - August 1, 2022