California State University-Bakersfield

Online Program Overview

California State University-Bakersfield is a four-years, public school located in Bakersfield, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,696 for California residents and $19,576 for other students on average.

It offers 59 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 2 programs - 2 Masters.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	California State University-Bakersfield
Type	four-years, public
Address	9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA
Online Students	1,893 Enrolled Online Exclusively 5,136 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,696 Out-of-State$19,576
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,130 Out-of-State$18,634
Student to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Total	2 Programs
Masters	2 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at California State University-Bakersfield . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $7,696 and $19,576 for non-California residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $9,130 and $18,634 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $0 for California residents and $397 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $0 for California residents and $397 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$7,419	$7,499	$7,579	$7,637	$7,696
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$19,299	$19,379	$19,459	$19,517	$19,576
Graduate (In-State)	$8,853	$8,933	$9,013	$9,071	$9,130
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$18,357	$18,437	$18,517	$18,575	$18,634

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$396	$396	$396	$396	$397
Graduate (In-State)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$396	$396	$396	$396	$397

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

California State University-Bakersfield offers 59 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	19	2	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	145	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At California State University-Bakersfield, there are 9,613 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,029 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,893 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,136 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	9,613
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,893
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5,136
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,584

By student location, out of a total of 1,893 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,881 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 10 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.