California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Valencia, CA.
It offers 24 graduate programs - 23 Master's, and 1 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $58,996.
A total of 409 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,277 students at CalArts.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $58,996. It offers twenty-four (24) graduate programs.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 24700 W McBean Pky, Valencia, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 435 students |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $58,996 |
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| Student to Faculty | 7:1 (14.29%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 24 Graduate Programs
23 Master's, 1 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at California Institute of the Arts
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at California Institute of the Arts with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $58,996 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,943.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $58,318 |
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| Fees | $678 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,943 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,062 |
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| Room & Board | $14,134 (On-Campus) / $20,500 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $7,154 (On-Campus) / $9,305 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $81,346 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $89,863 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $53,466 | $53,466 | $55,056 | $41,790 | $58,996 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
California Institute of the Arts offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 24 major areas - 23 Master's, 1 Doctorate. 167 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 167 | 1 | - | - |
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| Men | 79 | 1 | - | - |
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| Women | 88 | - | - | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Creative Writing | 11 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
CalArts graduate schools have a total of 435 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 161 male and 274 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 426 full-time and 9 part-time students in graduate schools.
By race/ethnicity 135 White, 30 Black, and 35 Asian students are attending at California Institute of the Arts. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 435 |
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| Men | 161 |
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| Women | 274 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 435 |
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| Full-time Students | 426 |
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| Part-time Students | 9 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 435 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 35 |
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| Black | 30 |
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| Hispanic | 39 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 135 |
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| Two or more races | 19 |
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| Un-Known | 8 |
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