California Lutheran University (California Lutheran) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Thousand Oaks, CA.

It offers 29 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $22,498.

A total of 1,102 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,615 students at California Lutheran. California Lutheran offers online graduate programs and 154 out of 1,102 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find California Lutheran's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $22,498. It offers twenty-nine (29) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia Lutheran University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA
Graduate School Students1,174 students
154 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$22,498
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 29 Graduate Programs
20 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at California Lutheran University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California Lutheran University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $22,498 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $925.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$22,198
Fees$300
Cost per Credit$925
Books & Supplies$936
Room & Board$17,734 (On-Campus) / $19,431 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,046 (On-Campus) / $6,260 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$45,214
Off-Campus Total$49,125

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California Lutheran University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 29 major areas - 20 Master's (1 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's, 5 Post-Master's. 430 students have been conferred Master's degree and 29 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
Total4302936
Men159613
Women2712323

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
Information Technology26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services49 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Theology/Theological StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Divinity/Ministry9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Financial Planning and Services15ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
International Business/Trade/Commerce5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Resources Management6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

California Lutheran graduate schools have a total of 1,174 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 450 male and 724 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 920 full-time and 254 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 154 students enrolled through online exclusively and 213 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 462 White, 24 Black, and 51 Asian students are attending at California Lutheran University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

6 grad students are younger than 22 and 166 students are older than 65. It has 665 students aged between 22 and 30 and 265 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,174
Men450
Women724
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,174
Full-time Students920
Part-time Students254
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,174
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian51
Black24
Hispanic421
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White462
Two or more races48
Un-Known14
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,174
21 & Under6
22-24287
25-29378
30-34150
35-39115
40 & Over166

Online Population

At California Lutheran University graduate schools, 154 students enrolled online exclusively and 213 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,102
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses154
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses213
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses735
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses154
California Resident136
Other State In U.S.16
Outside of U.S.2