California State University-Los Angeles - Graduate Degrees and Programs

California State University-Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Los Angeles, CA. It offers 88 graduate programs - 54 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 20 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $8,219 for California residents and $17,723 for others in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 3,813 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 28,036 students at Cal State LA. California State University-Los Angeles offers online graduate programs and 5 out of 3,813 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively. The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($97,400) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $92,100 average salary.

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Graduate Programs Overview

California State University-Los Angeles is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Los Angeles, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $8,219 for California residents and $17,723 for other students in average.

It offers eighty-eight graduate programs: 54 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 20 Post-Bachelor's, 8 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 1,185 students have been conferred Master's degree and 12 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	California State University-Los Angeles
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Graduate School Students	3,813 students 5 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,219 Out-of-State$17,723
Student to Faculty	24:1 (4.17%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 88 Graduate Programs 54 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 28 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Los Angeles 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 $8,219 and $17,723 for non-California residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $396.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$1,043	$1,043
Cost per Credit	-$1	$396
Books & Supplies	$1,046
Room & Board	$16,932 (On-Campus) / $16,111 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,317 (On-Campus) / $5,269 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$30,514	$40,018
Off-Campus Total	$30,645	$40,149

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$7,649	$8,073	$8,183	$8,202	$8,219
Out-of-State	$16,577	$17,577	$17,687	$17,706	$17,723

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

California State University-Los Angeles offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 88 major areas - 53 Master's , 2 Doctorate , 23 Post-Bachelor', 7 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	1,185	12	70	18
Men	451	3	18	2
Women	734	9	52	16

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.

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Performance	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Geography	8	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Economics	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	139	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$56,600	-	-
Public Administration	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Forensic Science and Technology	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

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

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physics	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Chemistry	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy And Religious Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Philosophy	7	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	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Dietetics/Dietitian		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$47,200	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$73,900	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Administration and Management		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$92,100	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse		NOT OFFERED		18
Salary After Completing	$97,400	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

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

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$73,900	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	10	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Administration and Management	43	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$92,100	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	72	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$97,400	-	-
Dietetics/Dietitian		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$47,200	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$57,400	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Youth Services/Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Latin American Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources And Conservation

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

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting		NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Administration and Management		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$92,100	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse		NOT OFFERED	6
Salary After Completing	$97,400	-	-
Dietetics/Dietitian		NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	$47,200	-	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geography		NOT OFFERED	8
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor		NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services		NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$63,700	-	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education			14
Salary After Completing	$59,600	-	-

Engineering

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

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nutrition Sciences	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

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

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mechanical Engineering	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$75,600	-	-
Civil Engineering	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	8	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	10	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	100	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$63,700	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	41		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$73,900	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	53		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education	65
Salary After Completing	$59,600	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Information Technology	52	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 28,036 students enrolled in California State University-Los Angeles including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 3,813 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,347 male and 2,466 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,349 full-time and 1,464 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 5 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 397 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	3,813
Men Students	1,347
Women Students	2,466

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	3,813
Full-time Students	2,349
Part-time Students	1,464

By race/ethnicity 585 White, 213 Black, and 529 Asian students are attending at California State University-Los Angeles. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	3,813
American Indian / Native American	6
Asian	529
Black	213
Hispanic	1,825
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	585
Two or more races	80
Un-Known	194

28 students are younger than 22 and 492 students are older than 65. The school has 2,200 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,093 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	3,813
21 & Under	28
22-24	698
25-29	1,502
30-34	722
35-39	371
40 & Over	492

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-Los Angeles, 5 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 397 students are enrolled in some online courses.