California State University-Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is a four-year, public school located in Seaside, CA.

It offers 12 graduate programs - 10 Master's, 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,871 for in-state and $18,375 for out-of-state students.

A total of 797 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,045 students at CSUMB. CSUMB offers online graduate programs and 229 out of 797 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find CSUMB'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 $8,871 for California residents and $18,375 for out-of-state students. It offers twelve (12) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia State University-Monterey Bay
TypeFour-year, Public
Address100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA
Graduate School Students811 students
229 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,871
Out-of-State$18,375
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 12 Graduate Programs
10 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at California State University-Monterey Bay

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay 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 $8,871 and $18,375 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-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,176$16,680
Fees$1,695$1,695
Cost per Credit-$1$396
Books & Supplies$864
Room & Board$16,413 (On-Campus) / $20,923 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,005 (On-Campus) / $6,931 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$30,153$39,657
Off-Campus Total$37,589$47,093

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California State University-Monterey Bay offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 12 major areas - 10 Master's, 2 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
Total298---
Men85---
Women213---

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
Environmental Science20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education55 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marine Sciences9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work51 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
IllustrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physician Assistant25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management92 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

CSUMB graduate schools have a total of 811 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 242 male and 569 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 609 full-time and 202 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 229 students enrolled through online exclusively and 81 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 281 White, 22 Black, and 49 Asian students are attending at California State University-Monterey Bay. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

5 grad students are younger than 22 and 120 students are older than 65. It has 425 students aged between 22 and 30 and 247 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total811
Men242
Women569
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total811
Full-time Students609
Part-time Students202
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total811
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian49
Black22
Hispanic358
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
7
White281
Two or more races30
Un-Known42
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total811
21 & Under5
22-24143
25-29282
30-34180
35-3967
40 & Over120

Online Population

At California State University-Monterey Bay graduate schools, 229 students enrolled online exclusively and 81 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment797
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses229
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses81
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses487
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses229
California Resident225
Other State In U.S.3
Outside of U.S.1