2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Northridge with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $8,529 and $18,033 for non-California residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $397.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,176$16,680
Fees$1,353$1,353
Cost per Credit$0$397
Books & Supplies$1,284
Room & Board$12,648 (On-Campus) / $20,306 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,244 (On-Campus) / $4,430 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,705$35,209
Off-Campus Total$34,549$44,053
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,411$8,451$8,477$8,503$8,529
Out-of-State$17,915$17,955$17,981$18,007$18,033

Graduate Program Overview

California State University-Northridge is a four-years, public school located in Northridge, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,529 for California residents and $18,033 for out-of-state students.
It offers ninety-three (93) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia State University-Northridge
TypeFour-years, Public
Address18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA
Graduate School Students5,612 students
1,210 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,529
Out-of-State$18,033
Student to Faculty24:1 (4.17%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 93 Graduate Programs
72 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 15 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California State University-Northridge offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 93 major areas - 72 Master's (7 online programs), 6 Doctorate , 15 Post-Bachelor'(3 online programs). 1,548 students have been conferred Master's degree and 37 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,54837109-
Men5152254-
Women1,0331555-
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology- NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor- NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Quality Control Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management- NOT OFFERED 32ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management- NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration24 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology25 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)5ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services66 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor10 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Structural Engineering17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management56 NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies20ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nutrition Sciences9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration238 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Social Work136 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology3 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Geography6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and Screenwriting16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Performance19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music (other)29ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders56ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management18 NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Public Health70 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation Science17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management47 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Accounting38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Knowledge Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Taxation31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 40,108 students enrolled in California State University-Northridge including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 5,612 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,853 male and 3,759 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,702 full-time and 2,910 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,210 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1,116 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total5,612
Men Students1,853
Women Students3,759
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total5,612
Full-time Students2,702
Part-time Students2,910
By race/ethnicity 1,428 White, 179 Black, and 454 Asian students are attending at California State University-Northridge. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total5,612
American Indian /
Native American
9
Asian454
Black179
Hispanic1,958
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White1,428
Two or more races145
Un-Known1,007
73 students are younger than 22 and 866 students are older than 65. The school has 3,015 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,444 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total5,612
21 & Under73
22-241,178
25-291,837
30-34938
35-39506
40 & Over866
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At California State University-Northridge, 1,210 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,116 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,398
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,210
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,116
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,072
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,210
California Resident1,125
Other State In U.S.78
Outside of U.S.7

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