San Francisco State University (San Francisco State) is a four-year, public school located in San Francisco, CA.
It offers 148 graduate programs - 80 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 58 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,370 for in-state and $19,450 for out-of-state students.
A total of 3,119 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 22,563 students at San Francisco State. San Francisco State offers online graduate programs and 339 out of 3,119 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find San Francisco 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 $9,370 for California residents and $19,450 for out-of-state students. It offers 148 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | San Francisco State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,152 students
339 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,370
Out-of-State$19,450 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 148 Graduate Programs
80 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 63 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at San Francisco State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at San Francisco 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 $9,370 and $19,450 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 | $1,762 | $1,762 |
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| Cost per Credit | $0 | $420 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,100 |
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| Room & Board | $22,266 (On-Campus) / $22,230 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,734 (On-Campus) / $5,886 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $37,470 | $47,550 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $38,586 | $48,666 |
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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 | $8,440 | $8,738 | $8,958 | $8,858 | $9,370 |
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| Out-of-State | $17,944 | $18,242 | $18,462 | $18,362 | $19,450 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
San Francisco State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 148 major areas - 80 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 58 Post-Bachelor's, 5 Post-Master's. 869 students have been conferred Master's degree and 75 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 | 869 | 75 | - | - |
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| Men | 293 | 24 | - | - |
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| Women | 576 | 51 | - | - |
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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 | 13 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 6 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
San Francisco State graduate schools have a total of 3,152 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,103 male and 2,049 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,021 full-time and 1,131 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 339 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,062 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 828 White, 162 Black, and 673 Asian students are attending at San Francisco State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
27 grad students are younger than 22 and 524 students are older than 65. It has 1,815 students aged between 22 and 30 and 753 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,152 |
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| Men | 1,103 |
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| Women | 2,049 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,152 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,021 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,131 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,152 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 6 |
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| Asian | 673 |
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| Black | 162 |
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| Hispanic | 817 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 21 |
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| White | 828 |
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| Two or more races | 152 |
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| Un-Known | 143 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,152 |
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| 21 & Under | 27 |
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| 22-24 | 781 |
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| 25-29 | 1,034 |
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| 30-34 | 476 |
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| 35-39 | 277 |
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| 40 & Over | 524 |
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Online Population
At San Francisco State University graduate schools, 339 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,062 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,119 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 339 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,062 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,718 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 339 |
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| California Resident | 308 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 14 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 17 |
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