San Diego State University (San Diego State) is a four-year, public school located in San Diego, CA.
It offers 161 graduate programs - 90 Master's, 25 Doctorate, and 46 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,724 for in-state and $19,228 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,208 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 37,402 students at San Diego State. San Diego State offers online graduate programs and 524 out of 5,208 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find San Diego 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 $9,724 for California residents and $19,228 for out-of-state students. It offers 161 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | San Diego State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,163 students
524 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$9,724
Out-of-State$19,228 |
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| Student to Faculty | 25:1 (4.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 161 Graduate Programs
90 Master's, 25 Doctorate, 46 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at San Diego State University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at San Diego State University 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 $9,724 and $19,228 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 | $2,548 | $2,548 |
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| Cost per Credit | -$1 | $396 |
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| Books & Supplies | $908 |
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| Room & Board | $21,630 (On-Campus) / $17,110 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,244 (On-Campus) / $5,140 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $35,506 | $45,010 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $32,882 | $42,386 |
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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 | $8,944 | $9,154 | $9,570 | $9,608 | $9,724 |
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| Out-of-State | $18,448 | $18,658 | $19,074 | $19,112 | $19,228 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
San Diego State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 161 major areas - 90 Master's (1 online programs), 25 Doctorate, 46 Post-Bachelor's. 1,809 students have been conferred Master's degree and 160 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 | 1,809 | 160 | 177 | - |
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| Men | 580 | 53 | 49 | - |
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| Women | 1,229 | 107 | 128 | - |
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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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| Philosophy | 5 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 13 |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
San Diego State graduate schools have a total of 5,163 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,851 male and 3,312 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,222 full-time and 1,941 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 524 students enrolled through online exclusively and 847 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,834 White, 199 Black, and 487 Asian students are attending at San Diego State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
92 grad students are younger than 22 and 671 students are older than 65. It has 3,312 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,133 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,163 |
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| Men | 1,851 |
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| Women | 3,312 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,163 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,222 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,941 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,163 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 14 |
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| Asian | 487 |
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| Black | 199 |
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| Hispanic | 1,615 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 21 |
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| White | 1,834 |
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| Two or more races | 256 |
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| Un-Known | 233 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 5,163 |
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| 21 & Under | 92 |
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| 22-24 | 1,565 |
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| 25-29 | 1,747 |
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| 30-34 | 741 |
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| 35-39 | 392 |
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| 40 & Over | 671 |
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Online Population
At San Diego State University graduate schools, 524 students enrolled online exclusively and 847 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,208 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 524 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 847 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,837 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 524 |
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| California Resident | 474 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 16 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 34 |
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