California State University-Bakersfield (CSU Bakersfield) is a four-year, public school located in Bakersfield, CA.
It offers 22 graduate programs - 20 Master's, and 2 Doctorate. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,130 for in-state and $18,634 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,425 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,613 students at CSU Bakersfield. CSU Bakersfield offers online graduate programs and 383 out of 1,425 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find CSU Bakersfield'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 $9,130 for California residents and $18,634 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-two (22) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | California State University-Bakersfield |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,605 students
383 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$9,130
Out-of-State$18,634 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 22 Graduate Programs
20 Master's, 2 Doctorate |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at California State University-Bakersfield
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Bakersfield 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 $9,130 and $18,634 for non-California residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $396.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
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| Fees | $1,954 | $1,954 |
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| Cost per Credit | -$1 | $396 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,068 |
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| Room & Board | $14,430 (On-Campus) / $16,316 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,782 (On-Campus) / $6,424 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,410 | $37,914 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $32,938 | $42,442 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $8,853 | $8,933 | $9,013 | $9,071 | $9,130 |
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| Out-of-State | $18,357 | $18,437 | $18,517 | $18,575 | $18,634 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
California State University-Bakersfield offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 22 major areas - 20 Master's (2 online programs), 2 Doctorate. 399 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 399 | 3 | - | - |
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| Men | 102 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 297 | 3 | - | - |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Anthropology | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Sociology | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
CSU Bakersfield graduate schools have a total of 1,605 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 403 male and 1,202 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,154 full-time and 451 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 383 students enrolled through online exclusively and 418 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 351 White, 58 Black, and 79 Asian students are attending at California State University-Bakersfield. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
32 grad students are younger than 22 and 227 students are older than 65. It has 758 students aged between 22 and 30 and 408 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,605 |
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| Men | 403 |
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| Women | 1,202 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,605 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,154 |
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| Part-time Students | 451 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,605 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 79 |
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| Black | 58 |
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| Hispanic | 935 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 351 |
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| Two or more races | 47 |
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| Un-Known | 86 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,605 |
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| 21 & Under | 32 |
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| 22-24 | 350 |
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| 25-29 | 408 |
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| 30-34 | 269 |
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| 35-39 | 139 |
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| 40 & Over | 227 |
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Online Population
At California State University-Bakersfield graduate schools, 383 students enrolled online exclusively and 418 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,425 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 383 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 418 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 624 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 383 |
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| California Resident | 378 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 4 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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