California State University-San Marcos offers 82 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 6 major programs - 1 Bachelors, 4 Masters, and 1 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,082 for California residents and $20,682 for out-of-state students.
Total 1,048 students out of total 16,237 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 71 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
California State University-San Marcos is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | California State University-San Marcos |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA |
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| Online Students | 1,048 Enrolled Online Exclusively
6,351 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$8,082
Out-of-State$20,682 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$9,606
Out-of-State$19,686 |
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| Student to Faculty | 24:1 (4.17%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 6 Programs |
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| Bachelors | 1 Programs |
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| Masters | 4 Programs |
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| Post-Graduate | 1 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at California State University-San Marcos. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $8,082 and $20,682 for non-California residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $9,606 and $19,686 for out-of-state students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $0 for California residents and $420 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $0 for California residents and $420 for out-of-state students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
California State University-San Marcos offers 82 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 6 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Bachelors, 4 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-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 |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 |
4 | NOT OFFERED | 1 |
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| Overall Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 44 |
24 | 1 | 13 |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 16 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 19 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Fire Protection (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
18 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Communication Sciences and Disorders | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At California State University-San Marcos, there are 16,237 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,399 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,048 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,351 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 16,237 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,048 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 6,351 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 8,838 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,048 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,041 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 5 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,048 | |
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| California Resident | 1,041 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 5 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,048 | |
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| Undergraduate | 713 |
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| Graduate | 335 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 713 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 691 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 22 |
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