San Jose State University (San Jose State) is a four-year, public school located in San Jose, CA.
It offers 121 graduate programs - 92 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 11 Post-bachelor's, and 15 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,934 for in-state and $20,014 for out-of-state students.
A total of 9,653 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 37,661 students at San Jose State. San Jose State offers online graduate programs and 4,158 out of 9,653 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find San Jose 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 $9,934 for California residents and $20,014 for out-of-state students. It offers 121 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | San Jose State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | One Washington Square, San Jose, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,951 students
4,158 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,934
Out-of-State$20,014 |
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| Student to Faculty | 25:1 (4.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 121 Graduate Programs
92 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 26 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at San Jose State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at San Jose 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 $9,934 and $20,014 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 | $2,326 | $2,326 |
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| Cost per Credit | $0 | $420 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,062 |
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| Room & Board | $20,971 (On-Campus) / $22,086 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,446 (On-Campus) / $3,930 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $36,413 | $46,493 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,012 | $47,092 |
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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 | $9,286 | $9,286 | $9,333 | $9,426 | $9,934 |
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| Out-of-State | $18,790 | $18,790 | $18,837 | $18,930 | $20,014 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
San Jose State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 121 major areas - 92 Master's (5 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 11 Post-Bachelor's, 15 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 3,287 students have been conferred Master's degree and 40 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 | 3,287 | 40 | 12 | 129 |
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| Men | 1,211 | 11 | 8 | 43 |
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| Women | 2,076 | 29 | 4 | 86 |
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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 | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
San Jose State graduate schools have a total of 8,951 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 3,369 male and 5,582 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 4,416 full-time and 4,535 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 4,158 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,915 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,430 White, 246 Black, and 1,858 Asian students are attending at San Jose State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
136 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,534 students are older than 65. It has 5,651 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,332 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,951 |
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| Men | 3,369 |
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| Women | 5,582 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,951 |
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| Full-time Students | 4,416 |
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| Part-time Students | 4,535 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,951 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 25 |
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| Asian | 1,858 |
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| Black | 246 |
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| Hispanic | 1,913 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 19 |
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| White | 2,430 |
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| Two or more races | 294 |
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| Un-Known | 406 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 8,951 |
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| 21 & Under | 136 |
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| 22-24 | 2,446 |
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| 25-29 | 3,205 |
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| 30-34 | 1,502 |
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| 35-39 | 830 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,534 |
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Online Population
At San Jose State University graduate schools, 4,158 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,915 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 9,653 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 4,158 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,915 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,580 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 4,158 |
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| California Resident | 3,245 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 797 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 116 |
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