Graduate School Tuition at San Diego State University

San Diego State University is a four-years, public school located in San Diego, CA. It offers 153 graduate programs - 86 Master's, 27 Doctorate, and 40 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,724 for California residents and $19,228 for others. A total of 5,208 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 37,402 students at San Diego State.
San Diego State offers online graduate programs and 524 out of 5,208 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Doctorate Art Therapy/Therapist program has the highest salary ($68,900) after graduation and the Master's Communication Sciences and Disorders program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $67,700 average salary.
You can find San Diego State's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

San Diego State University is a four-years, public school located in San Diego, 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 $9,724 for California residents and $19,228 for out-of-state students. It offers 153 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSan Diego State University
Typefour-years, public
Address5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA
Graduate School Students5,163 students
524 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,724
Out-of-State$19,228
Student to Faculty25:1 (4.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 153 Graduate Programs
86 Master's, 27 Doctorate, 40 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at San Diego State University 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 $9,724 and $19,228 for non-California residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $398.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,176$16,680
Fees$2,548$2,548
Cost per Credit$0$398
Books & Supplies$908
Room & Board$21,630 (On-Campus) / $17,110 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,244 (On-Campus) / $5,140 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$35,506$45,010
Off-Campus Total$32,882$42,386
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,944$9,154$9,570$9,608$9,724
Out-of-State$18,448$18,658$19,074$19,112$19,228

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

San Diego State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 153 major areas - 86 Master's (1 online programs), 27 Doctorate , 40 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs).
1,586 students have been conferred Master's degree and 157 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
Total1,586157163-
Men5215942-
Women1,06598121-
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 History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
International Business/Trade/Commerce NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Management Science15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Meeting and Event Planning24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Hospitality Administration/Management20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
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Accounting25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Business Administration and Management85 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $64,900 - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor54 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
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Public Health (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health/Medical Physics8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Public Health100 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $50,200 - -
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
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Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68 NOT OFFERED
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Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
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Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Communication Sciences and Disorders NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $67,700 - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Performance8 NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
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Music2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Fine/Studio Arts10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Construction Trades program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/InspectorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Sociology12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Political Science and Government7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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National Security Policy Studies39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Geography7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Economics8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Criminology10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Anthropology5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Work107 NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $49,100 - -
Public Administration18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
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what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Psychology11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Psychology25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physics4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geophysics and SeismologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Geology/Earth Science5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Chemistry10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Astronomy6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Health and Physical Education/Fitness NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Linguistics and AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
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Computational Science2 1 NOT OFFERED
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Nutrition Sciences15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Gerontology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Mathematics and Computer Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Applied Mathematics11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Mathematics9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Evolutionary BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
EcologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Bioinformatics9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other)7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Microbiology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Biology/Biological Sciences17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
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Creative Writing17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Writing6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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English Language and Literature13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Work and Family Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Facilities Planning and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and Literature14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
French Language and Literature3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
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Linguistics10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Manufacturing Engineering1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Mechanical Engineering20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
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Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
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Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)172 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching21 NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
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Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services84 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $46,900 - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain InjuriesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Community College EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $67,500 - -
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Multicultural EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
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Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
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Education237 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
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Computer Science29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Information Technology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International and Intercultural CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Health CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Radio and Television NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, OtherNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Gay/Lesbian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
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Women's Studies9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Latin American Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Asian Studies/Civilization NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Architecture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
International Public Health/International Health4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Cinematography and Film/Video Production7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Structural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $49,000 - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 36,484 students enrolled in San Diego State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 5,163 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 1,851 male and 3,312 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 3,222 full-time and 1,941 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 524 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 847 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,1633,222 1,941
Men Students1,8511,058 793
Women Students3,3122,164 1,148
By race/ethnicity 1,834 White, 199 Black, and 487 Asian students are attending at San Diego State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total5,163 1,8513,312
American Indian or Native American14 59
Asian151 336199
Black199 59140
Hispanic1,615 5191,096
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders21 912
White1,834 6601,174
Tow or More Races256 95161
Race Unknown233 99134
92 students are younger than 22 and 671 students are older than 65. The school has 3,312 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,133 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total5,163
21 & Under92
22-241,565
25-291,747
30-34741
35-39392
40 & Over671
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At San Diego State, 524 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 847 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,208
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses524
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses847
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,837
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses524
California Resident474
Other State In U.S.16
Outside of U.S.34
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