California State University-Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton) is a four-year, public school located in Fullerton, CA.
It offers 69 graduate programs - 59 Master's, 4 Doctorate, and 6 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,994 for in-state and $19,074 for out-of-state students.
A total of 4,902 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 43,662 students at Cal State Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton offers online graduate programs and 1,035 out of 4,902 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Cal State Fullerton's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,994 for California residents and $19,074 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-nine (69) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | California State University-Fullerton |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,837 students
1,035 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,994
Out-of-State$19,074 |
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| Student to Faculty | 26:1 (3.85%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 69 Graduate Programs
59 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at California State University-Fullerton
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Fullerton 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 $8,994 and $19,074 for non-California residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $420.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $7,608 | $17,688 |
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| Fees | $1,386 | $1,386 |
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| Cost per Credit | $0 | $420 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,005 |
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| Room & Board | $19,080 (On-Campus) / $19,074 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,443 (On-Campus) / $6,190 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,522 | $43,602 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $35,263 | $45,343 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $8,388 | $8,410 | $8,441 | $8,507 | $8,994 |
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| Out-of-State | $17,892 | $17,914 | $17,945 | $18,011 | $19,074 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
California State University-Fullerton offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 69 major areas - 59 Master's (2 online programs), 4 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelor's. 1,616 students have been conferred Master's degree and 87 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 | 1,616 | 87 | 82 | - |
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| Men | 638 | 21 | 32 | - |
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| Women | 978 | 66 | 50 | - |
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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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| Mathematics | 9 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Statistics | 20 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Psychology | 29 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 29 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Cal State Fullerton graduate schools have a total of 4,837 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,835 male and 3,002 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,253 full-time and 2,584 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,035 students enrolled through online exclusively and 801 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,033 White, 144 Black, and 829 Asian students are attending at California State University-Fullerton. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
85 grad students are younger than 22 and 676 students are older than 65. It has 2,935 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,206 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,837 |
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| Men | 1,835 |
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| Women | 3,002 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,837 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,253 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,584 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,837 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 6 |
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| Asian | 829 |
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| Black | 144 |
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| Hispanic | 1,791 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 8 |
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| White | 1,033 |
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| Two or more races | 151 |
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| Un-Known | 192 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,837 |
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| 21 & Under | 85 |
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| 22-24 | 1,436 |
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| 25-29 | 1,499 |
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| 30-34 | 790 |
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| 35-39 | 416 |
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| 40 & Over | 676 |
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Online Population
At California State University-Fullerton graduate schools, 1,035 students enrolled online exclusively and 801 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,902 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,035 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 801 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,066 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,035 |
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| California Resident | 1,021 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 12 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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