California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) is a four-year, public school located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

It offers 53 graduate programs - 50 Master's, 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,509 for in-state and $22,013 for out-of-state students.

A total of 926 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 22,485 students at Cal Poly. Cal Poly offers online graduate programs and 52 out of 926 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Cal Poly'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 $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-three (53) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA
Graduate School Students974 students
52 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$12,509
Out-of-State$22,013
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 53 Graduate Programs
50 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 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 $12,509 and $22,013 for non-California residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $264.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,176$16,680
Fees$5,333$5,333
Cost per Credit-$1$264
Books & Supplies$1,089
Room & Board$17,220 (On-Campus) / $18,042 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,937 (On-Campus) / $2,937 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$33,755$43,259
Off-Campus Total$34,577$44,081

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 53 major areas - 50 Master's, 3 Post-Bachelor's.

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
Total593---
Men308---
Women285---

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
Agricultural Business and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dairy Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forestry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Graphic Communications NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural Teacher Education43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering (other)41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Packaging Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Polymer Chemistry18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fire Services Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fire Protection (other)27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Policy Analysis18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science49 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Taxation16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Cal Poly graduate schools have a total of 974 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 497 male and 477 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 712 full-time and 262 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 52 students enrolled through online exclusively and 64 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 494 White, 15 Black, and 105 Asian students are attending at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

56 grad students are younger than 22 and 42 students are older than 65. It has 752 students aged between 22 and 30 and 76 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total974
Men497
Women477
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total974
Full-time Students712
Part-time Students262
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total974
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian105
Black15
Hispanic210
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White494
Two or more races52
Un-Known38
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total974
21 & Under56
22-24596
25-29156
30-3452
35-3924
40 & Over42

Online Population

At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo graduate schools, 52 students enrolled online exclusively and 64 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment926
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses52
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses64
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses810
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses52
California Resident33
Other State In U.S.17
Outside of U.S.2