California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Valencia, CA.

It offers 24 graduate programs - 23 Master's, and 1 Doctorate. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $41,790.

A total of 500 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,440 students at CalArts.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $41,790. It offers twenty-four (24) graduate programs.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia Institute of the Arts
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address24700 W McBean Pky, Valencia, CA
Graduate School Students479 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$41,790
Student to Faculty7:1 (14.29%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 24 Graduate Programs
23 Master's, 1 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at California Institute of the Arts

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California Institute of the Arts with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $41,790 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,714.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$41,140
Fees$650
Cost per Credit$1,714
Books & Supplies$938
Room & Board$12,820 (On-Campus) / $18,600 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,826 (On-Campus) / $9,045 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$62,374
Off-Campus Total$70,373

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California Institute of the Arts offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 24 major areas - 23 Master's, 1 Doctorate. 212 students have been conferred Master's degree and 2 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
Total2122--
Men81---
Women1312--

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.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Playwriting and Screenwriting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Acting11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Directing and Theatrical Production1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Costume Design3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cinematography and Film/Video Production30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Photography8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intermedia/Multimedia2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Jazz/Jazz Studies10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Visual and Performing Arts (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

CalArts graduate schools have a total of 479 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 178 male and 301 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 472 full-time and 7 part-time students in graduate schools.

By race/ethnicity 158 White, 25 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at California Institute of the Arts. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total479
Men178
Women301
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total479
Full-time Students472
Part-time Students7
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total479
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian27
Black25
Hispanic48
White158
Two or more races19
Un-Known23