Graduate School Tuition at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is a four-years, public school located in San Luis Obispo, CA. It offers 53 graduate programs - 50 Master's, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for others. A total of 974 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 22,000 students at Cal Poly.
Cal Poly offers online graduate programs and 67 out of 974 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Electrical and Electronics Engineering program has the highest salary ($97,200) after graduation and the Master's Engineering program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $71,200 average salary.
You can find Cal Poly's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is a four-years, public school located in San Luis Obispo, 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 $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-three (53) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Typefour-years, public
Address1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA
Graduate School Students1,103 students
67 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$12,509
Out-of-State$22,013
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 53 Graduate Programs
50 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 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 $12,509 and $22,013 for non-California residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $273.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,176$16,680
Fees$5,333$5,333
Cost per Credit$0$273
Books & Supplies$1,089
Room & Board$17,220 (On-Campus) / $18,042 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,937 (On-Campus) / $2,937 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$33,755$43,259
Off-Campus Total$34,577$44,081
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$11,377$11,505$11,629$11,753$12,509
Out-of-State$20,881$21,009$21,133$21,257$22,013

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 53 major areas - 50 Master's , 3 Post-Bachelor'.
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
Total630-2-
Men330-2-
Women300---
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.
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering (other) NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Packaging Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Agriculture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Business and Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Dairy Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Food Science7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Forestry1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Architecture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $55,800 - -
what is Communications Technologies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Graphic Communications NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,400 - -
Curriculum and Instruction14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Agricultural Teacher Education44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $71,200 - -
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Architectural Engineering2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $69,000 - -
Civil Engineering (other)45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $97,200 - -
Mechanical Engineering55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial Engineering13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Engineering (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Packaging Science2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Polymer Chemistry3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fire Services Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Fire Protection (other)10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Policy Analysis13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Economics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Accounting2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $66,700 - -
Management Science45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Taxation12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 22,231 students enrolled in California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,103 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 556 male and 547 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 816 full-time and 287 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 67 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 66 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,103816 287
Men Students556389 167
Women Students547427 120
By race/ethnicity 596 White, 14 Black, and 106 Asian students are attending at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total1,103 556547
American Indian or Native American1 10
Asian57 4914
Black14 77
Hispanic203 92111
White596 306290
Tow or More Races64 2935
Race Unknown58 3127
77 students are younger than 22 and 55 students are older than 65. The school has 740 students aged between 22 and 30 and 102 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,103
21 & Under77
22-24558
25-29182
30-3464
35-3938
40 & Over55
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Cal Poly, 67 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 66 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment974
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses67
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses66
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses841
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses67
California Resident40
Other State In U.S.23
Outside of U.S.4
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