2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Santa Barbara 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 $14,453 and $29,555 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$2,189$2,189
Books & Supplies$1,482
Room & Board$18,684 (On-Campus) / $15,416 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,456 (On-Campus) / $6,076 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$40,075$55,177
Off-Campus Total$37,427$52,529
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$13,554$13,568$13,581$13,872$14,453
Out-of-State$28,656$28,670$28,683$28,974$29,555

Graduate Program Overview

University of California-Santa Barbara is a four-years, public school located in Santa Barbara, 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 $14,453 for California residents and $29,555 for out-of-state students.
It offers 109 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Santa Barbara
TypeFour-years, Public
Address5221 Cheadle Hall, Santa Barbara, CA
Graduate School Students3,033 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,453
Out-of-State$29,555
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 109 Graduate Programs
56 Master's, 50 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-Santa Barbara offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 109 major areas - 56 Master's , 50 Doctorate , 3 Post-Bachelor'. 530 students have been conferred Master's degree and 366 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
Total53036679-
Men26520516-
Women26516163-
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- - 77 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology (other)- - 2 NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science79 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Asian Studies/Civilization3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area Studies (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science46 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education91 - - NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering49 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Portuguese Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics22 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International/Global Studies2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, Other25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental Psychology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)13 - - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geography5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Science23 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Actuarial Science13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - - NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - 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 NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International/Global Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
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
Experimental Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)- - - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - 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
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
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 26,124 students enrolled in University of California-Santa Barbara including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 3,033 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,613 male and 1,420 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,786 full-time and 247 part-time students in graduate schools.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,033
Men Students1,613
Women Students1,420
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,033
Full-time Students2,786
Part-time Students247
By race/ethnicity 1,197 White, 102 Black, and 327 Asian students are attending at University of California-Santa Barbara. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,033
American Indian /
Native American
14
Asian327
Black102
Hispanic356
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White1,197
Two or more races25
Un-Known57
54 students are younger than 22 and 95 students are older than 65. The school has 2,159 students aged between 22 and 30 and 653 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,033
21 & Under54
22-24761
25-291,398
30-34510
35-39143
40 & Over95
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-Santa Barbara, 0 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 286 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,961
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses0
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses286
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,675
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses0
California Resident0
Other State In U.S.-
Outside of U.S.0



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