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

It offers 109 graduate programs - 84 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 10 Post-bachelor's, and 12 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,426 for in-state and $18,930 for out-of-state students.

A total of 8,951 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 36,062 students at San Jose State. San Jose State offers online graduate programs and 3,665 out of 8,951 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find San Jose 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 $9,426 for California residents and $18,930 for out-of-state students. It offers 109 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSan Jose State University
TypeFour-year, Public
AddressOne Washington Square, San Jose, CA
Graduate School Students8,888 students
3,665 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,426
Out-of-State$18,930
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 109 Graduate Programs
84 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 22 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at San Jose State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at San Jose 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 $9,426 and $18,930 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$2,250$2,250
Cost per Credit-$1$396
Books & Supplies$938
Room & Board$19,866 (On-Campus) / $19,431 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,514 (On-Campus) / $4,910 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$33,744$43,248
Off-Campus Total$34,705$44,209

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

San Jose State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 109 major areas - 84 Master's (5 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 10 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 12 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 3,228 students have been conferred Master's degree and 39 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total3,22839887
Men1,2257329
Women2,00332558

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 Science10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial Intelligence52 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Informatics27ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science89 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching39 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services58 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)237 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering39 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering NOT OFFER
Computer Software Engineering392 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering129 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering47 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Quality Control Technology/Technician4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering/Industrial Management51 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics6 NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rhetoric and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science655ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Archives/Archival Administration16ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and BacteriologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioinformatics10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics and Computer Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Natural Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Computer Interaction34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health and Physical Education/Fitness20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Psychology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work187 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Criminology7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist71 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER 1
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER 2
Management Science128 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE ONLINE
Taxation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

San Jose State graduate schools have a total of 8,888 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 3,301 male and 5,587 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 4,404 full-time and 4,484 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,665 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,945 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,510 White, 216 Black, and 1,806 Asian students are attending at San Jose State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

101 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,426 students are older than 65. It has 5,195 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,229 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total8,888
Men3,301
Women5,587
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total8,888
Full-time Students4,404
Part-time Students4,484
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total8,888
American Indian /
Native American
25
Asian1,806
Black216
Hispanic1,747
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
19
White2,510
Two or more races281
Un-Known409
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total8,888
21 & Under101
22-242,176
25-293,019
30-341,467
35-39762
40 & Over1,426

Online Population

At San Jose State University graduate schools, 3,665 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,945 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,951
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,665
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,945
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,341
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,665
California Resident2,777
Other State In U.S.797
Outside of U.S.91