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Alameda Graduate Schools

Graduate Schools in Alameda, California

There are at least 36 colleges in the Alameda area that have graduate programs. This includes graduate schools in cities surrounding Alameda (Berkeley, Hayward, Moraga, Oakland, San Francisco). These schools offer Doctorate, Graduate Certificate and Master's degree programs. The specific degree types offered by each school are included below. Popular graduate degrees include Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Masters in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).

Graduate schools in Alameda offer the following graduate degree programs: business and management, computer science and engineering, education and teaching, family and social work, hospitality, medical administration, medicine, nursing and emergency medicine, religion and philosophy, security and law enforcement and therapy and counseling.

In addition, there are 10 business schools in the Alameda area: Argosy University, DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management, University of Phoenix, California State University-East Bay, Holy Names University, Lincoln University, Saint Marys College of California, San Francisco State University, University of California-Berkeley and University of San Francisco.

For more graduate school options, we have also compiled a list of all Graduate Schools in California.

Graduate Schools in Alameda

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DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management
San Francisco, California

Offers MBA and Master's degree management programs. Located at several sites in the United States and Canada

  • Programs: Business And Management, Computer Science And Engineering, Education And Teaching, Family And Social Work, Hospitality, Medical Administration, Security And Law Enforcement
  • Degrees/Course Work: Graduate Certificate, Master

University of Phoenix
Oakland, California; San Francisco, California

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Business And Management, Computer Science And Engineering, Education And Teaching, Family And Social Work, Medical Administration, Medicine, Nursing And Emergency Medicine, Security And Law Enforcement, Therapy And Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Argosy University
Alameda, California

Offers degree programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. 19 campuses in 11 states and online programs.

  • Programs: Business And Management, Education And Teaching, Family And Social Work, Medical Administration, Medicine, Religion And Philosophy, Security And Law Enforcement, Therapy And Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate, Master

Alameda Graduate Schools with Open Admissions

Schools open to most or all qualified applicants (qualifications vary).
Based on 2008-2009 information.

Academy of Art University
79 New Montgomery
San Francisco, California 94105

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: animation and special effects, fashion design, fine arts studies, computer graphics, commercial art, photography, graphic design, interior design.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 11,334 students, 9,008 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 1,646 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

California College of the Arts
5212 Broadway
Oakland, California 94618-1487

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: creative writing, architecture, painting, design and visual communication, fine arts studies, photography, art history and criticism, sculpture.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 1,613 students, 1,515 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 275 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Lincoln University Oakland
401 15th Street
Oakland, California 94612-2801

  • Programs: business management.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 319 students, 196 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Credit for experience.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Patten University
2433 Coolidge Ave
Oakland, California 94601

  • Programs: education, business and related services.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 758 students, 706 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 84 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.

Graduate Schools in Alameda with Selective Admissions

These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2008-2009 information.

Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences
1601 Clay St
Oakland, California 94612

  • Programs: acupuncture.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 102 students, 126 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services.

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley
2550 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, California 94704

  • Programs: acupuncture.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 138 students, 178 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available.

American Baptist Seminary of the West
2606 Dwight Way
Berkeley, California 94704-3029

  • Programs: ministry.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 58 students, 3 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 42 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available.
  • Notable: Career counseling.

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
455 Arkansas St
San Francisco, California 94107

  • Programs: traditional Asian medicine.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 241 students, 358 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

American Conservatory Theater
30 Grant Ave
San Francisco, California 94108-5834

  • Programs: acting.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 46 students, 103 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option.

California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, California 94103

  • Programs: counseling psychology, philosophy and religious studies, organizational behavior, anthropology, clinical psychology, psychology courses, interdisciplinary studies, health and medical administrative.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 1,126 students, 1,052 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

California State University-East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd
Hayward, California 94542

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, education, social work, public administration, educational administration, school counseling, English, computer science.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 13,124 students, 12,466 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 1,286 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 390-510. Math: 400-520.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Church Divinity School of the Pacific
2451 Ridge Road
Berkeley, California 94709-1211

  • Programs: ministry, theology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 114 students, 27 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 75 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology
2301 Vine Street
Berkeley, California 94708-1816

  • Programs: ministry, theology, philosophy.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 89 students, 45 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option.

Franciscan School of Theology
1712 Euclid Ave
Berkeley, California 94709-1208

  • Programs: theology, ministry.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 81 students, 56 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 5 student capacity.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Graduate Theological Union
2400 Ridge Rd
Berkeley, California 94709

  • Programs: theology and religious vocations, Biblical languages.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 222 students, 212 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 18 student capacity.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Holy Names University
3500 Mountain Blvd
Oakland, California 94619-1699

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: philosophy and religious studies, business management, nursing administration, education, counseling psychology, nurse practitioner, pastoral counseling, finance.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 1,114 students, 953 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 425 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 420-530. Math: 410-503.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
1735 LeRoy Ave
Berkeley, California 94709

  • Programs: ministry, theology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 173 students, 148 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Life Chiropractic College-West
25001 Industrial Blvd.
Hayward, California 94545-2800

  • Programs: chiropractic.
  • Degrees/Certificates: First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 427 students.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Mills College
5000 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, California 94613

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: managerial economics, creative writing, early childhood education, educational administration, art studies, dance, secondary teaching, various music studies.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 1,446 students, 1,287 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 650 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 520-650. Math: 490-590. Writing: 520-620.
  • Flexibility: AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
2770 Marin Ave
Berkeley, California 94708-1597

  • Programs: ministry, theology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 117 students, 22 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 70 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave
Berkeley, California 94709

  • Programs: ministry, theology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 214 students, 67 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 129 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Saint Marys College of California
1928 Saint Marys Road
Moraga, California 94556

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, educational administration, school counseling, creative writing, health and physical education, liberal arts and sciences, communication and journalism, secondary teaching.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 3,801 students, 3,219 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 1,553 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 490-590. Math: 480-590.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Samuel Merritt University
370 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, California 94609

  • Programs: registered nursing, nurse practitioner, podiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, nurse anesthetist.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 1,278 students, 1,649 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 98 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services.

San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut St
San Francisco, California 94133-2299

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, design and visual communication, cinematography, various performing arts, museum studies.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 655 students, 646 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 115 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 470-580. Math: 410-550. Writing: 460-580.
  • Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak Street
San Francisco, California 94102-6011

  • Programs: voice, music performance, violin, guitar, and strings, piano, music theory and composition, conducting.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 406 students, 405 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services.

San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, California 94132

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: education, business management, English, registered nursing, school counseling, social work, psychology, public administration.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 30,125 students, 25,548 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 2,409 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 440-560. Math: 440-560.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
747 Front Street
San Francisco, California 94111

  • Programs: psychology, organizational behavior, interdisciplinary studies.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 488 students, 459 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling.

Starr King School for Ministry
2441 Le Conte AVE
Berkeley, California 94709-1209

  • Programs: ministry, religion.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 65 students, 1 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience.

The Wright Institute
2728 Durant Ave
Berkeley, California 94704-1796

  • Programs: clinical psychology, counseling psychology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 316 students, 362 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available.
  • Notable: Career counseling.

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, law, civil engineering, public health, education, mechanical engineering, social work, electrical engineering.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 34,940 students, 35,645 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 7,414 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 580-710. Math: 620-750. Writing: 590-710.
  • Flexibility: AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

University of California Hastings College of Law
200 McAllister St
San Francisco, California 94102-4978

  • Programs: law, legal professions.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 1,262 students, 1,483 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 252 student capacity.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

University of California-San Francisco
500 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, California 94143-0244

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: registered nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, physical therapy, medical scientist, neuroscience, biomedical sciences.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 2,999 students, 1,388 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 1,367 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Study abroad option.

University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St
San Francisco, California 94117-1080

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: law, business management, counseling psychology, education, sports and fitness management, environmental studies, public administration, ESL instruction.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 8,714 students, 8,282 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 2,188 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 510-620. Math: 530-630. Writing: 520-620.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

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