2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Davis 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 $14,560 and $29,662 for non-California residents.
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$12,264$27,366
Fees$2,296$2,296
Books & Supplies$1,381
Room & Board$19,068 (On-Campus) / $13,076 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,359 (On-Campus) / $5,865 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$40,368$55,470
Off-Campus Total$34,882$49,984
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$13,598$13,598$13,608$13,906$14,560
Out-of-State$28,700$28,700$28,710$29,008$29,662

Graduate Program Overview

University of California-Davis is a four-years, public school located in Davis, 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 $14,560 for California residents and $29,662 for out-of-state students.
It offers 204 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Davis
TypeFour-years, Public
AddressOne Shields Avenue, Davis, CA
Graduate School Students8,393 students
350 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,560
Out-of-State$29,662
Student to Faculty21:1 (4.76%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 204 Graduate Programs
110 Master's, 81 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-Davis offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 204 major areas - 110 Master's , 81 Doctorate , 10 Post-Bachelor', 3 Post-Master'. 1,340 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,103 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
Total1,3401,1036-
Men5914553-
Women7496483-
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.
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Business and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Landscape ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Health Occupations Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - -
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Agriculture- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal Sciences- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal Sciences (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food Science9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food Science and Technology (other)11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant Sciences (other)11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Soil Sciences (other)3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
French Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American Indian/Native American Studies2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science68 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education110 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Engineering7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering62 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Transportation and Highway Engineering5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering (other)7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering50 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering29 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Textile Sciences and Engineering- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems Engineering4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Nutrition8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textiles- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Programs for Foreign Lawyers37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Professions and Studies (other)4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biophysics2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Botany/Plant Biology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Immunology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal Biology10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entomology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal Behavior and Ethology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Genetics3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell Physiology6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Exercise Physiology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology and Toxicology7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Population Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics23 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - - NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy3 - NOT OFFERED -
Religion/Religious Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry3 - NOT OFFERED -
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources Science3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic Science and Technology11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics28 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geography- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health24 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration20 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)64 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science259 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)96 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED -
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - -
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Soil Science and AgronomyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Soil Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
French Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American Indian/Native American Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Transportation and Highway Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Development and Family Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biophysics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Botany/Plant Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Immunology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entomology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal Behavior and Ethology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Genetics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell Physiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology and Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Population Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - - NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED -
Religion/Religious Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED -
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geography- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Veterinary MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 40,050 students enrolled in University of California-Davis including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 8,393 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 3,675 male and 4,718 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 7,600 full-time and 793 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 350 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 366 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total8,393
Men Students3,675
Women Students4,718
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total8,393
Full-time Students7,600
Part-time Students793
By race/ethnicity 3,148 White, 235 Black, and 1,340 Asian students are attending at University of California-Davis. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total8,393
American Indian /
Native American
27
Asian1,340
Black235
Hispanic1,128
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
16
White3,148
Two or more races446
Un-Known132
98 students are younger than 22 and 503 students are older than 65. The school has 5,622 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,924 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total8,393
21 & Under98
22-242,044
25-293,578
30-341,422
35-39502
40 & Over503
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of California-Davis, 350 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 366 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,147
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses350
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses366
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses7,431
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses350
California Resident322
Other State In U.S.22
Outside of U.S.6

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