California State University-Fresno Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

California State University-Fresno is a four-years, public school located in Fresno, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $8,087 for California residents and $17,591 for other students in average.

It offers fifty-nine graduate programs: 45 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelor's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 791 students have been conferred Master's degree and 80 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	California State University-Fresno
Type	four-years, public
Address	5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA
Graduate School Students	2,793 students 2,686 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$8,087 Out-of-State$17,591
Student to Faculty	23:1 (4.35%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 59 Graduate Programs 45 Master's, 7 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Fresno 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 $8,087 and $17,591 for non-California residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $396.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$911	$911
Cost per Credit	-$1	$396
Books & Supplies	$1,125
Room & Board	$10,758 (On-Campus) / $16,003 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,792 (On-Campus) / $4,304 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$23,762	$33,266
Off-Campus Total	$29,519	$39,023

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$8,019	$8,021	$8,023	$8,077	$8,087
Out-of-State	$17,523	$17,525	$17,527	$17,581	$17,591

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

California State University-Fresno offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 59 major areas - 44 Master's (3 online programs), 5 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor'. 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	791	80	-	-
Men	291	24	-	-
Women	500	56	-	-

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Animal Sciences		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	134	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$66,000	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	$101,500	-
Community College Education	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$60,100	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	101	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$47,900	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Civil Engineering	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial Technology/Technician	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Linguistics	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$30,500	-	-
Creative Writing	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Biotechnology	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physics	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
School Psychology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,600	-	-
Social Work	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$56,400	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Political Science and Government		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art/Art Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences				NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$68,000	-	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Health	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$96,500	$144,300	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	82	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$81,500	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 25,497 students enrolled in California State University-Fresno including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,793 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 891 male and 1,902 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,916 full-time and 877 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 2,686 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 44 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,793
Men Students	891
Women Students	1,902

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,793
Full-time Students	1,916
Part-time Students	877

By race/ethnicity 744 White, 71 Black, and 262 Asian students are attending at California State University-Fresno. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,793
American Indian / Native American	16
Asian	262
Black	71
Hispanic	1,268
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	9
White	744
Two or more races	103
Un-Known	147

43 students are younger than 22 and 299 students are older than 65. The school has 1,860 students aged between 22 and 30 and 591 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,793
21 & Under	43
22-24	934
25-29	926
30-34	378
35-39	213
40 & Over	299

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At California State University-Fresno, 2,686 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 44 students are enrolled in some online courses.