Graduate School Tuition at California College of the Arts

California College of the Arts is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in San Francisco, and CA. It offers 10 graduate programs - 10 Master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $61,030 for all graduate students. A total of 356 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,501 students at California College of the Arts.

California College of the Arts offers online graduate programs and 5 out of 356 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management program has the highest salary ($74,800) after graduation and the Master's Architecture program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $54,200 average salary.

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Graduate Program Overview

California College of the Arts is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in San Francisco, 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 $61,030. It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	California College of the Arts
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco, CA
Graduate School Students	381 students 5 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$61,030
Student to Faculty	7:1 (14.29%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 10 Graduate Programs 10 Master's

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California College of the Arts with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $61,030 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,004.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$60,180
Fees	$850
Cost per Credit	$2,004
Books & Supplies	$1,500
Room & Board	$21,165 (On-Campus) / $21,408 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,798 (On-Campus) / $4,509 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$87,493
Off-Campus Total	$88,447

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$53,750	$53,795	$55,090	$57,610	$61,030

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

California College of the Arts offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 10 Master's .

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	141	-	-	-
Men	46	-	-	-
Women	95	-	-	-

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.

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Museology/Museum Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Computer Interaction	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Design and Visual Communications	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,630 students enrolled in California College of the Arts including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 381 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 114 male and 267 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 345 full-time and 36 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 5 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 53 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	381	345	36
Men Students	114	107	7
Women Students	267	238	29

By race/ethnicity 76 White, 13 Black, and 36 Asian students are attending at California College of the Arts. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	381	114	267
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	11	25	13
Black	13	7	6
Hispanic	30	9	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	76	18	58
Tow or More Races	14	4	10
Race Unknown	22	7	15

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 College of the Arts, 5 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 53 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	356
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	53
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	298

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5
California Resident	2
Other State In U.S.	3
Outside of U.S.	0

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