Graduate Programs & Tuition at California State University-Monterey Bay

California State University-Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is a four-year, public school located in Seaside, CA.

It offers 13 graduate programs - 11 Master's, 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,303 for in-state and $19,383 for out-of-state students.

A total of 806 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,713 students at CSUMB. CSUMB offers online graduate programs and 105 out of 806 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find CSUMB's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,303 for California residents and $19,383 for out-of-state students. It offers thirteen (13) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia State University-Monterey Bay
TypeFour-year, Public
Address100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA
Graduate School Students833 students
105 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$9,303
Out-of-State$19,383
Student to Faculty24:1 (4.17%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 13 Graduate Programs
11 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at California State University-Monterey Bay

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay 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 $9,303 and $19,383 for non-California residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $420.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,608$17,688
Fees$1,695$1,695
Cost per Credit$0$420
Books & Supplies$899
Room & Board$17,234 (On-Campus) / $21,618 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,185 (On-Campus) / $7,245 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$31,621$41,701
Off-Campus Total$39,065$49,145
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$8,577$8,652$8,757$8,871$9,303
Out-of-State$18,081$18,156$18,261$18,375$19,383

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California State University-Monterey Bay offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 13 major areas - 11 Master's (1 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor's.

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
Total278---
Men75---
Women203---

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
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
IllustrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education54 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marine Sciences9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work49 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management102ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

CSUMB graduate schools have a total of 833 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 227 male and 606 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 580 full-time and 253 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 105 students enrolled through online exclusively and 181 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 236 White, 17 Black, and 70 Asian students are attending at California State University-Monterey Bay. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

6 grad students are younger than 22 and 147 students are older than 65. It has 435 students aged between 22 and 30 and 218 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total833
Men227
Women606
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total833
Full-time Students580
Part-time Students253
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total833
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian70
Black17
Hispanic433
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White236
Two or more races38
Un-Known34
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total833
21 & Under6
22-24167
25-29268
30-34145
35-3973
40 & Over147

Online Population

At California State University-Monterey Bay graduate schools, 105 students enrolled online exclusively and 181 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment806
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses105
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses181
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses520
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses105
California Resident104
Other State In U.S.1
Outside of U.S.0
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