Graduate School Tuition at California Institute of the Arts

California Institute of the Arts is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Valencia, CA. It offers 19 graduate programs - 18 Master's, and 1 Doctorate. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $41,790 for all graduate students. A total of 500 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,440 students at CalArts.
The Master's Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts program has the highest salary ($27,300) after graduation and the Master's Art/Art Studies program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $21,800 average salary.

Graduate Program Overview

California Institute of the Arts is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Valencia, 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 $41,790. It offers nineteen (19) graduate programs.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Typefour-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address24700 W McBean Pky, Valencia, CA
Graduate School Students479 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$41,790
Student to Faculty7:1 (14.29%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 19 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 1 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California Institute 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 $41,790 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,378.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$41,140
Fees$650
Cost per Credit$1,378
Books & Supplies$938
Room & Board$12,820 (On-Campus) / $18,600 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,826 (On-Campus) / $9,045 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$62,374
Off-Campus Total$70,373
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$51,466$53,466$53,466$55,056$41,790

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

California Institute of the Arts offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 19 major areas - 18 Master's , 1 Doctorate .
144 students have been conferred Master's degree and 2 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'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1442--
Men612--
Women83---
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.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Visual and Performing Arts (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Jazz/Jazz Studies2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Theory and Composition9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Performance1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Fine/Studio Arts20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Photography9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Cinematography and Film/Video Production22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Directing and Theatrical Production2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Acting12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Dance6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,444 students enrolled in California Institute of the Arts including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 479 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 178 male and 301 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 472 full-time and 7 part-time students in graduate schools.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total479472 7
Men Students178173 5
Women Students301299 2
By race/ethnicity 158 White, 25 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at California Institute of the Arts. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total479 178301
American Indian or Native American2 11
Asian7 2025
Black25 817
Hispanic48 2523
White158 7979
Tow or More Races19 712
Race Unknown23 716

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