California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt (Humboldt State) is a four-year, public school located in Arcata, CA.

It offers 20 graduate programs - 16 Master's, 4 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,921 for in-state and $20,001 for out-of-state students.

A total of 576 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,237 students at Humboldt State. Humboldt State offers online graduate programs and 102 out of 576 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,921 for California residents and $20,001 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty (20) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA
Graduate School Students562 students
102 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$9,921
Out-of-State$20,001
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 20 Graduate Programs
16 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 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 $9,921 and $20,001 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-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,608$17,688
Fees$2,313$2,313
Cost per Credit$0$420
Books & Supplies$870
Room & Board$14,118 (On-Campus) / $14,432 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,332 (On-Campus) / $4,332 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$29,241$39,321
Off-Campus Total$29,555$39,635

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 20 major areas - 16 Master's (1 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor's.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total179---
Men57---
Women122---

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Science7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education16ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling Psychology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work53 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Humboldt State graduate schools have a total of 562 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 194 male and 368 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 381 full-time and 181 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 102 students enrolled through online exclusively and 209 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 279 White, 13 Black, and 20 Asian students are attending at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

14 grad students are younger than 22 and 103 students are older than 65. It has 318 students aged between 22 and 30 and 141 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total562
Men194
Women368
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total562
Full-time Students381
Part-time Students181
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total562
American Indian /
Native American
21
Asian20
Black13
Hispanic139
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White279
Two or more races40
Un-Known40
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total562
21 & Under14
22-24112
25-29206
30-3488
35-3953
40 & Over103

Online Population

At California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt graduate schools, 102 students enrolled online exclusively and 209 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment576
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses102
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses209
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses265
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses102
California Resident102
Other State In U.S.-
Outside of U.S.0