California State University-Northridge (CSUN) is a four-year, public school located in Northridge, CA.
It offers 100 graduate programs - 77 Master's, 5 Doctorate, and 18 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,982 for in-state and $19,062 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,557 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 38,313 students at CSUN. CSUN offers online graduate programs and 1,204 out of 5,557 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find CSUN'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 $8,982 for California residents and $19,062 for out-of-state students. It offers 100 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | California State University-Northridge |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,331 students
1,204 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,982
Out-of-State$19,062 |
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| Student to Faculty | 25:1 (4.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 100 Graduate Programs
77 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at California State University-Northridge
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Northridge 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 $8,982 and $19,062 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 | $1,374 | $1,374 |
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| Cost per Credit | $0 | $420 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,338 |
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| Room & Board | $13,804 (On-Campus) / $21,350 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,390 (On-Campus) / $5,616 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $27,514 | $37,594 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,286 | $47,366 |
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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 | $8,451 | $8,477 | $8,503 | $8,529 | $8,982 |
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| Out-of-State | $17,955 | $17,981 | $18,007 | $18,033 | $19,062 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
California State University-Northridge offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 100 major areas - 77 Master's (10 online programs), 5 Doctorate, 18 Post-Bachelor's (3 online programs). 1,766 students have been conferred Master's degree and 57 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 | 1,766 | 57 | 141 | - |
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| Men | 710 | 21 | 17 | - |
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| Women | 1,056 | 36 | 124 | - |
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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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| Computer Science | 59 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 13 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 17 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
CSUN graduate schools have a total of 5,331 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,968 male and 3,363 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,740 full-time and 2,591 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,204 students enrolled through online exclusively and 988 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,154 White, 153 Black, and 377 Asian students are attending at California State University-Northridge. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
65 grad students are younger than 22 and 873 students are older than 65. It has 3,141 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,478 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,331 |
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| Men | 1,968 |
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| Women | 3,363 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,331 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,740 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,591 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,331 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 377 |
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| Black | 153 |
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| Hispanic | 1,949 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 1,154 |
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| Two or more races | 126 |
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| Un-Known | 860 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 5,331 |
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| 21 & Under | 65 |
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| 22-24 | 1,360 |
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| 25-29 | 1,781 |
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| 30-34 | 943 |
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| 35-39 | 535 |
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| 40 & Over | 873 |
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Online Population
At California State University-Northridge graduate schools, 1,204 students enrolled online exclusively and 988 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,557 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,204 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 988 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,365 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,204 |
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| California Resident | 1,135 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 54 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 15 |
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