Graduate School Tuition at California State University-San Marcos

California State University-San Marcos is a four-years, public school located in San Marcos, CA. It offers 37 graduate programs - 23 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 11 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,168 for California residents and $18,672 for others. A total of 1,195 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,109 students at Fresno State.
Fresno State offers online graduate programs and 263 out of 1,195 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($100,400) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $71,700 average salary.
You can find Fresno State's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

California State University-San Marcos is a four-years, public school located in San Marcos, 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 $9,168 for California residents and $18,672 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-seven (37) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia State University-San Marcos
Typefour-years, public
Address333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA
Graduate School Students1,292 students
263 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,168
Out-of-State$18,672
Student to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 37 Graduate Programs
23 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-San Marcos 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 $9,168 and $18,672 for non-California residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $396.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,176$16,680
Fees$1,992$1,992
Cost per Credit$0$396
Books & Supplies$1,018
Room & Board$14,152 (On-Campus) / $20,254 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,714 (On-Campus) / $6,290 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$28,052$37,556
Off-Campus Total$36,730$46,234
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$9,151$9,157$9,161$9,167$9,168
Out-of-State$18,655$18,661$18,665$18,671$18,672

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

California State University-San Marcos offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 37 major areas - 23 Master's (4 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 11 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 2 Post-Master'.
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
Total492-30-
Men130-2-
Women362-28-
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 Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $62,300 - -
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $58,500 - -
Bilingual and Multilingual Education13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Curriculum and Instruction16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $62,300 - -
Reading Teacher Education16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and Literature3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biotechnology19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics8 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/Fitness10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work89 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $48,800 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sociology8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health94 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $100,400 - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management59 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $71,700 - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 16,255 students enrolled in California State University-San Marcos including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,292 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 367 male and 925 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 910 full-time and 382 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 263 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 431 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,292910 382
Men Students367256 111
Women Students925654 271
By race/ethnicity 428 White, 58 Black, and 117 Asian students are attending at California State University-San Marcos. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total1,292 367925
American Indian or Native American4 13
Asian33 8458
Black58 2038
Hispanic480 116364
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders3 21
White428 122306
Tow or More Races68 1850
Race Unknown60 2139
16 students are younger than 22 and 174 students are older than 65. The school has 696 students aged between 22 and 30 and 309 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,292
21 & Under16
22-24321
25-29375
30-34188
35-39121
40 & Over174
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Fresno State, 263 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 431 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,195
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses263
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses431
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses501
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses263
California Resident254
Other State In U.S.5
Outside of U.S.4
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