Graduate Programs | California State University-Los Angeles

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $8,252 and $17,756 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: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$1,076	$1,076
Cost per Credit	$0	$396
Books & Supplies	$1,011
Room & Board	$18,658 (On-Campus) / $19,539 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$6,858 (On-Campus) / $6,670 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$34,779	$44,283
Off-Campus Total	$35,472	$44,976

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$8,202	$8,219	$8,219	$8,239	$8,252
Out-of-State	$17,706	$17,723	$17,723	$17,743	$17,756

Graduate Program Overview

California State University-Los Angeles is a four-years, public school located in Los Angeles, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,252 for California residents and $17,756 for out-of-state students.

It offers ninety-seven (97) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	California State University-Los Angeles
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Graduate School Students	3,977 students 156 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$8,252 Out-of-State$17,756
Student to Faculty	22:1 (4.55%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 97 Graduate Programs 59 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 35 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California State University-Los Angeles offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 97 major areas - 59 Master's , 3 Doctorate , 27 Post-Bachelor', 8 Post-Master'. 1,220 students have been conferred Master's degree and 14 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
Total	1,220	14	140	29
Men	429	1	37	5
Women	791	13	103	24

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.

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	53	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	-
Business Administration and Management	128	NOT OFFERED	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	57	NOT OFFERED	4	17
Dietetics/Dietitian	-	NOT OFFERED	-	-
Public Health	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	39	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication Sciences and Disorders	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Performance	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	2	NOT OFFERED	9	-
Economics	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Anthropology	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Youth Services/Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	140	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physics	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Philosophy	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nutrition Sciences	-	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biotechnology	-	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Biology/Biological Sciences	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mechanical Engineering	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	10	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Computer Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	86	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	63	-	1	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	21	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Education	1	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	27	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Latin American Studies	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	-	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	1	NOT OFFERED	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	3	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	-	NOT OFFERED	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Forensic Science and Technology	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	-	12

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nutrition Sciences	12	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biochemistry	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	11	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education	73	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 27,513 students enrolled in California State University-Los Angeles including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 3,977 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,447 male and 2,530 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,530 full-time and 1,447 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 156 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 858 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	3,977
Men Students	1,447
Women Students	2,530

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	3,977
Full-time Students	2,530
Part-time Students	1,447

By race/ethnicity 496 White, 172 Black, and 530 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	3,977
American Indian / Native American	5
Asian	530
Black	172
Hispanic	2,155
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	6
White	496
Two or more races	74
Un-Known	161

38 students are younger than 22 and 456 students are older than 65. The school has 2,117 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,112 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	3,977
21 & Under	38
22-24	754
25-29	1,363
30-34	728
35-39	384
40 & Over	456

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, 156 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 858 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,723
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	156
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	858
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,709

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	156
California Resident	153
Other State In U.S.	1
Outside of U.S.	2

Graduate School Tuition at California State University-Los Angeles