California State University-San Marcos (Fresno State) is a four-year, public school located in San Marcos, CA.

It offers 38 graduate programs - 24 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 11 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,168 for in-state and $18,672 for out-of-state students.

A total of 1,195 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,109 students at Fresno State. Fresno State offers online graduate programs and 263 out of 1,195 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Fresno State'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 $9,168 for California residents and $18,672 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-eight (38) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCalifornia State University-San Marcos
TypeFour-year, Public
Address333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA
Graduate School Students1,292 students
263 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,168
Out-of-State$18,672
Student to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 38 Graduate Programs
24 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at California State University-San Marcos

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at California State University-San Marcos 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 $9,168 and $18,672 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$1,992$1,992
Cost per Credit-$1$396
Books & Supplies$1,018
Room & Board$14,152 (On-Campus) / $20,254 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,714 (On-Campus) / $6,290 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$28,052$37,556
Off-Campus Total$36,730$46,234

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

California State University-San Marcos offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 38 major areas - 24 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 11 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 2 Post-Master'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
Total473-2-
Men134---
Women339-2-

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
Computer Science20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance18ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bilingual and Multilingual Education20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education10ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and Literature5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work69 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sociology13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and WellnessNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health67 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management59ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
AccountingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Fresno State graduate schools have a total of 1,292 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 367 male and 925 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 910 full-time and 382 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 263 students enrolled through online exclusively and 431 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 428 White, 58 Black, and 117 Asian students are attending at California State University-San Marcos. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

16 grad students are younger than 22 and 174 students are older than 65. It has 696 students aged between 22 and 30 and 309 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,292
Men367
Women925
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,292
Full-time Students910
Part-time Students382
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,292
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian117
Black58
Hispanic480
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White428
Two or more races68
Un-Known60
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,292
21 & Under16
22-24321
25-29375
30-34188
35-39121
40 & Over174

Online Population

At California State University-San Marcos graduate schools, 263 students enrolled online exclusively and 431 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,195
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses263
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses431
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses501
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses263
California Resident254
Other State In U.S.5
Outside of U.S.4