San Diego State University (San Diego State) is a four-year, public school located in San Diego, CA.
It offers 176 graduate programs - 98 Master's, 30 Doctorate, and 48 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,252 for in-state and $20,332 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,355 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 41,137 students at San Diego State. San Diego State offers online graduate programs and 874 out of 5,355 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find San Diego State'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 $10,252 for California residents and $20,332 for out-of-state students. It offers 176 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | San Diego State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,191 students
874 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,252
Out-of-State$20,332 |
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| Student to Faculty | 27:1 (3.70%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 176 Graduate Programs
98 Master's, 30 Doctorate, 48 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at San Diego State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at San Diego State University 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 $10,252 and $20,332 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 | $2,644 | $2,644 |
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| Cost per Credit | $0 | $420 |
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| Books & Supplies | $946 |
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| Room & Board | $23,030 (On-Campus) / $17,672 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,386 (On-Campus) / $5,376 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $37,614 | $47,694 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $34,246 | $44,326 |
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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 | $9,154 | $9,570 | $9,608 | $9,724 | $10,252 |
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| Out-of-State | $18,658 | $19,074 | $19,112 | $19,228 | $20,332 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
San Diego State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 176 major areas - 98 Master's (1 online programs), 30 Doctorate, 48 Post-Bachelor's. 1,900 students have been conferred Master's degree and 178 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 | 1,900 | 178 | 210 | - |
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| Men | 667 | 57 | 59 | - |
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| Women | 1,233 | 121 | 151 | - |
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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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| Philosophy | 8 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
NOT OFFER |
2 |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
San Diego State graduate schools have a total of 5,191 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,870 male and 3,321 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,148 full-time and 2,043 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 874 students enrolled through online exclusively and 842 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,651 White, 197 Black, and 552 Asian students are attending at San Diego State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
102 grad students are younger than 22 and 659 students are older than 65. It has 3,475 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,119 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,191 |
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| Men | 1,870 |
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| Women | 3,321 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,191 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,148 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,043 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,191 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 18 |
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| Asian | 552 |
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| Black | 197 |
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| Hispanic | 1,735 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 10 |
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| White | 1,651 |
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| Two or more races | 255 |
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| Un-Known | 230 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 5,191 |
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| 21 & Under | 102 |
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| 22-24 | 1,774 |
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| 25-29 | 1,701 |
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| 30-34 | 717 |
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| 35-39 | 402 |
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| 40 & Over | 659 |
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Online Population
At San Diego State University graduate schools, 874 students enrolled online exclusively and 842 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,355 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 874 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 842 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,639 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 874 |
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| California Resident | 777 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 69 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 28 |
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