California State University-Long Beach (Cal State Long Beach) is a four-year, public school located in Long Beach, CA.
It offers 112 graduate programs - 88 Master's, 5 Doctorate, and 19 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,898 for in-state and $18,978 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,921 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 42,003 students at Cal State Long Beach. Cal State Long Beach offers online graduate programs and 943 out of 5,921 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Cal State Long Beach'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 $8,898 for California residents and $18,978 for out-of-state students. It offers 112 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | California State University-Long Beach |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 6,035 students
943 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,898
Out-of-State$18,978 |
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| Student to Faculty | 23:1 (4.35%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 112 Graduate Programs
88 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 19 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at California State University-Long Beach
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Long Beach 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 $8,898 and $18,978 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 | $1,290 | $1,290 |
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| Cost per Credit | $0 | $420 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,562 |
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| Room & Board | $15,612 (On-Campus) / $22,086 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,446 (On-Campus) / $6,930 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $30,518 | $40,598 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $39,476 | $49,556 |
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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 | $8,280 | $8,280 | $8,318 | $8,442 | $8,898 |
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| Out-of-State | $17,784 | $17,784 | $17,822 | $17,946 | $18,978 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
California State University-Long Beach offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 112 major areas - 88 Master's (2 online programs), 5 Doctorate, 19 Post-Bachelor's. 2,068 students have been conferred Master's degree and 65 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 | 2,068 | 65 | 83 | - |
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| Men | 834 | 19 | 19 | - |
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| Women | 1,234 | 46 | 64 | - |
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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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| History | 17 |
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Graduate Student Population
Cal State Long Beach graduate schools have a total of 6,035 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,329 male and 3,706 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,787 full-time and 2,248 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 943 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,571 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,105 White, 252 Black, and 870 Asian students are attending at California State University-Long Beach. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
87 grad students are younger than 22 and 585 students are older than 65. It has 3,883 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,366 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 6,035 |
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| Men | 2,329 |
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| Women | 3,706 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 6,035 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,787 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,248 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 6,035 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 10 |
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| Asian | 870 |
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| Black | 252 |
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| Hispanic | 2,582 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 18 |
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| White | 1,105 |
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| Two or more races | 217 |
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| Un-Known | 213 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 6,035 |
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| 21 & Under | 87 |
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| 22-24 | 1,903 |
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| 25-29 | 1,980 |
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| 30-34 | 900 |
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| 35-39 | 466 |
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| 40 & Over | 585 |
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Online Population
At California State University-Long Beach graduate schools, 943 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,571 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,921 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 943 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,571 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,407 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 943 |
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| California Resident | 925 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 8 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 10 |
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