Graduate School Tuition at Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University is a four-years, public school located in Rohnert Park, CA. It offers 21 graduate programs - 20 Master's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,624 for California residents and $19,128 for others. A total of 703 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,637 students at Sonoma State.

Sonoma State offers online graduate programs and 53 out of 703 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($105,900) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $79,300 average salary.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Sonoma State University is a four-years, public school located in Rohnert Park, 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 $9,624 for California residents and $19,128 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-one (21) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Sonoma State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA
Graduate School Students	784 students 53 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$9,624 Out-of-State$19,128
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 21 Graduate Programs 20 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Sonoma 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 $9,624 and $19,128 for non-California residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $399.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$2,448	$2,448
Cost per Credit	$0	$399
Books & Supplies	$822
Room & Board	$15,770 (On-Campus) / $19,430 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,492 (On-Campus) / $4,890 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$28,708	$38,212
Off-Campus Total	$34,766	$44,270

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$9,314	$9,386	$9,422	$9,494	$9,624
Out-of-State	$18,818	$18,890	$18,926	$18,998	$19,128

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Sonoma State University offers Masters, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 21 major areas - 20 Master's , 1 Post-Master'.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	196	-	-	-
Men	56	-	-	-
Women	140	-	-	-

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.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Agricultural Business and Management (other)	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$59,700	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$47,200	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Engineering	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Engineering Science	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Film/Cinema/Video Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$105,900	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$79,300	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$105,900	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,371 students enrolled in Sonoma State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 784 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 244 male and 540 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 376 full-time and 408 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 53 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 242 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	784	376	408
Men Students	244	95	149
Women Students	540	281	259

By race/ethnicity 442 White, 20 Black, and 41 Asian students are attending at Sonoma State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	784	244	540
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	12	29	20
Black	20	9	11
Hispanic	173	46	127
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	0	4
White	442	145	297
Tow or More Races	30	7	23
Race Unknown	49	17	32

10 students are younger than 22 and 149 students are older than 65. The school has 341 students aged between 22 and 30 and 203 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	784
21 & Under	10
22-24	146
25-29	195
30-34	122
35-39	81
40 & Over	149

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Sonoma State, 53 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 242 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	703
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	53
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	242
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	408

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	53
California Resident	45
Other State In U.S.	7
Outside of U.S.	1

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