2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Berkeley 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 $15,261 and $30,363 for non-California residents.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$12,264$27,366
Fees$2,997$2,997
Books & Supplies$1,273
Room & Board$22,692 (On-Campus) / $17,614 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,238 (On-Campus) / $6,580 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$45,464$60,566
Off-Campus Total$40,728$55,830
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$14,187$14,245$14,160$14,476$15,261
Out-of-State$29,289$29,347$29,262$29,578$30,363

Graduate Program Overview

University of California-Berkeley is a four-years, public school located in Berkeley, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,261 for California residents and $30,363 for out-of-state students.
It offers 213 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Berkeley
TypeFour-years, Public
Address200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA
Graduate School Students13,222 students
1,579 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$15,261
Out-of-State$30,363
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 213 Graduate Programs
108 Master's, 100 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-Berkeley offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 213 major areas - 108 Master's , 100 Doctorate , 4 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 3,731 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,263 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total3,7311,2639820
Men2,036655277
Women1,6956087113
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.
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - 53 NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - 27 NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work- - 18 NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Range Science and Management4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Studies51 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forestry1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Landscape Architecture- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architectural Technology/Technician- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology91 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real Estate Development- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Asian Studies/Civilization6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Latin American Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Near and Middle Eastern Studies1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic Studies4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Folklore Studies3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Journalism- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies377 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education22 - - NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering72 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering33 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering248 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering251 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering278 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nuclear Engineering19 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Research186 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemical Engineering10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chinese Language and Literature1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Japanese Language and Literature1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Programs for Foreign Lawyers408 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Professions and Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biophysics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Botany/Plant Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Endocrinology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Vision Science/Physiological Optics2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Toxicology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics79 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics47 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - - NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Astrophysics5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics19 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science42 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis111 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work89 - - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Demography and Population Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geography- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Design and Visual Communications- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health255 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Management Science673 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Actuarial Science- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History19 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
OptometryNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED 20
Agriculture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Asian Studies/Civilization- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Near and Middle Eastern Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - - NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nuclear Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Research- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chinese Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Japanese Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Professions and Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biophysics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Botany/Plant Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Endocrinology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Vision Science/Physiological Optics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational BiologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Topology and FoundationsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LogicNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Buddhist StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Jewish/Judaic StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astrophysics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work- - - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anthropology (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Demography and Population Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geography- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
OptometryNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED -

Graduate Student Population

Total 45,036 students enrolled in University of California-Berkeley including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 13,222 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 6,831 male and 6,391 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 10,737 full-time and 2,485 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,579 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1,350 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total13,222
Men Students6,831
Women Students6,391
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total13,222
Full-time Students10,737
Part-time Students2,485
By race/ethnicity 4,185 White, 459 Black, and 2,340 Asian students are attending at University of California-Berkeley. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total13,222
American Indian /
Native American
31
Asian2,340
Black459
Hispanic1,334
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
12
White4,185
Two or more races546
Un-Known374
230 students are younger than 22 and 689 students are older than 65. The school has 8,652 students aged between 22 and 30 and 3,257 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total13,222
21 & Under230
22-243,247
25-295,405
30-342,379
35-39878
40 & Over689
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of California-Berkeley, 1,579 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,350 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,828
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,579
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,350
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses9,899
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,579
California Resident787
Other State In U.S.595
Outside of U.S.196

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