University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a four-year, public school located in Santa Barbara, CA.

It offers 111 graduate programs - 57 Master's, 50 Doctorate, and 4 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,453 for in-state and $29,555 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,961 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 26,420 students at UCSB.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,453 for California residents and $29,555 for out-of-state students. It offers 111 graduate programs.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Santa Barbara
TypeFour-year, Public
Address5221 Cheadle Hall, Santa Barbara, CA
Graduate School Students3,033 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,453
Out-of-State$29,555
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 111 Graduate Programs
57 Master's, 50 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of California-Santa Barbara

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Santa Barbara 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 $14,453 and $29,555 for non-California residents.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$12,264$27,366
Fees$2,189$2,189
Books & Supplies$1,482
Room & Board$18,684 (On-Campus) / $15,416 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,456 (On-Campus) / $6,076 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$40,075$55,177
Off-Campus Total$37,427$52,529

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-Santa Barbara offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 111 major areas - 57 Master's, 50 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelor's. 541 students have been conferred Master's degree and 356 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
Total54135679-
Men25921416-
Women28214263-

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
Asian Studies/Civilization NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Area Studies (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International/Global Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, General31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, Other NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Religion/Religious Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geophysics and Seismology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Experimental Psychology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychology (other)10 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Film/Cinema/Video Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Actuarial Science10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
History (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UCSB graduate schools have a total of 3,033 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,613 male and 1,420 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,786 full-time and 247 part-time students in graduate schools.

By race/ethnicity 1,197 White, 102 Black, and 327 Asian students are attending at University of California-Santa Barbara. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

54 grad students are younger than 22 and 95 students are older than 65. It has 2,159 students aged between 22 and 30 and 653 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,033
Men1,613
Women1,420
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,033
Full-time Students2,786
Part-time Students247
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,033
American Indian /
Native American
14
Asian327
Black102
Hispanic356
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White1,197
Two or more races25
Un-Known57
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,033
21 & Under54
22-24761
25-291,398
30-34510
35-39143
40 & Over95