John F. Kennedy University Graduate School Report

This overview covers the essential stats on John F. Kennedy University Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.

• Rankings
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Salary
• Location
• Online Learning
• Master’s Degree Programs
• Doctorate Degree Programs

John F. Kennedy University Graduate School Rankings

Our 2021 overall quality rankings do not include John F. Kennedy University. This is usually a sign that we did not have enough data to compare the school to others on our list.

John F. Kennedy University Graduate Student Diversity

For the last year in which we have data, 752 graduate students decided that John F. Kennedy University was the best place for them. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.

JFKU Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

The total graduate student population at JFKU is made up of 73.0% women and 27.0% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.

JFKU Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of all the graduate students at JFKU, around 34.3% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 1.7% of graduate students hail from another country. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.

JFKU Graduate School Cost of Attendance

The average tuition per credit hour for part-time graduate students at John F. Kennedy University is $472. There is no discount for in-state students.

The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,500	$8,500
Fees	$0	$0

JFKU Grad School Student Debt

Potential JFKU graduate students might be more interested in knowing what the average student debt at the school is. It can be tough to enter your post-graduate career overburdened with debt that may take up to 10 years to pay back.

Master’s Degree Debt

After receiving a master's degree from JFKU, graduates have accumulated an average of $87,018 in student debt. That's about 101% higher than the national average of $43,194. To repay such a loan, you're looking at an average monthly payment of $1,014 over a 10-year repayment period.

Doctorate Degree Debt

Students who received their doctorate degree at JFKU accumulated an average of $116,722 student debt. That's about the same as the national average of $116,043. To repay such a loan, you're looking at an average monthly payment of $1,360 over a 10-year repayment period.

Average Salary of JFKU Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

Graduate students earning a master's degree from JFKU enter careers with an average starting salary of $44,800. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 21% lower than the national average of $56,398.

Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

Doctorate degree recipients from JFKU earn an average salary of $18,100 during the early years of their career. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 75% lower than the national average of $72,680.

Location of John F. Kennedy University Graduate School

Located in Pleasant Hill, California, John F. Kennedy University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Pleasant Hill makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for JFKU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4817
Phone:	925-969-3300
Website:	https://www.jfku.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/JFKUniv
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/JFKUniversity

Online Learning for JFKU Grad Students

Around 55.9% of JFKU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2018-2019 academic year. For that same period, 19.3% of grad students took all of their classes online.

John F. Kennedy University Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2018-2019.

Master’s Degree Program	Annual Graduates
Alternative Medicine & Systems	5
Business Administration & Management	15
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	79
General Psychology	3
Health & Physical Education	22
Museum Studies	14
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1

John F. Kennedy University Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2018-2019 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree Program	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	24
Law	16

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By User KAKM on en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.