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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-San Diego 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 $14,535 and $29,637 for non-California residents.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
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$2,271$2,271
Books & Supplies$1,307
Room & Board$17,198 (On-Campus) / $15,566 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,735 (On-Campus) / $5,546 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$37,775$52,877
Off-Campus Total$36,954$52,056
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$13,455$13,529$13,564$13,903$14,535
Out-of-State$28,557$28,631$28,666$29,005$29,637

Graduate Program Overview

University of California-San Diego is a four-years, public school located in La Jolla, 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 $14,535 for California residents and $29,637 for out-of-state students.
It offers 149 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-San Diego
TypeFour-years, Public
Address9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA
Graduate School Students8,542 students
43 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,535
Out-of-State$29,637
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 149 Graduate Programs
73 Master's, 76 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-San Diego offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 149 major areas - 73 Master's , 76 Doctorate . 1,946 students have been conferred Master's degree and 742 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
Total1,946742--
Men1,101425--
Women845317--
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.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Latin American Studies5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences (other)26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science185 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Technology Project Management42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education55 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering21 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering123 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering30 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Structural Engineering53 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering30 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Hardware Engineering12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering49 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)53 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering26 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering70 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)35 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health Law- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences110 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography61 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics116 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cognitive Science3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Science6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry51 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical38 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental Psychology12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Economics9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs115 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Visual and Performing Arts10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and Screenwriting1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Acting8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Directing and Theatrical Production2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Scientist25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Public Health/International Health13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science84 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)218 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Structural Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering ScienceNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Literature (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiophysicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational MathematicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cognitive Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and SeismologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical and Biological AnthropologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anthropology (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Visual and Performing Arts- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Public Health/International Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Aspects of HealthNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 41,885 students enrolled in University of California-San Diego including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 8,542 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 4,918 male and 3,624 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 7,953 full-time and 589 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 43 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 397 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total8,542
Men Students4,918
Women Students3,624
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total8,542
Full-time Students7,953
Part-time Students589
By race/ethnicity 2,130 White, 169 Black, and 1,362 Asian students are attending at University of California-San Diego. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total8,542
American Indian /
Native American		14
Asian1,362
Black169
Hispanic788
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		7
White2,130
Two or more races315
Un-Known231
285 students are younger than 22 and 227 students are older than 65. The school has 7,018 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,380 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total8,542
21 & Under285
22-243,483
25-293,535
30-341,062
35-39318
40 & Over227
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-San Diego, 43 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 397 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,910
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses43
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses397
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses8,470
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses43
California Resident20
Other State In U.S.3
Outside of U.S.20
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