Graduate Programs at California Baptist University

Graduate School Overview

California Baptist University (referred to as CBU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Riverside, CA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (10/31/1961 - Current).

CBU Directory Information
School Name	California Baptist University (CBU)
Address	8432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92504-3297
Phone	877-228-3615
Web	https://www.calbaptist.edu
Online Application	https://www.calbaptist.edu/future-students/why-cbu/applying-cbu
Financial Info	https://www.calbaptist.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at California Baptist University is $14,410 in average. The school has 3,161 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 11,495 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 134 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 15 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,410
Student Population	3,161
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	134 graduate programs (15 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at California Baptist University is $14,410 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $760.

California Baptist University offers the alternative tuition plans.

California Baptist University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	15 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of California Baptist University is $14,410. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.63% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$13,420	$710
2019-2020	$12,830	$730
2020-2021	$13,410	$730
2021-2022	$13,590	$730
2022-2023	$13,680	$730

The graduate school tuition & fees of CBU is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $23,882 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
California Baptist University	$14,410
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
California Graduate Schools	$19,794	$22,475
Public	$11,472	$21,739
Private	$23,882

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,070 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at California Baptist University. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.57% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,646. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.49% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,060	$3,240	$13,778	$4,246
2019-2020	$9,660	$3,716	$15,082	$5,274
2020-2021	$10,300	$3,014	$16,580	$4,722
2021-2022	$10,710	$3,060	$17,254	$4,842
2022-2023	$11,210	$3,052	$17,786	$4,860

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $760 at California Baptist University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.66% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$675
2019-2020	$685
2020-2021	$745
2021-2022	$755
2022-2023	$760

Graduate Programs at CBU

California Baptist University offers 41 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,416 students have completed their study at California Baptist University.

Offered Degrees at California Baptist University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	35	5	1,391
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	6	1	25
Total	41	6	1,416

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California Baptist University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 215 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Public Administration program with 16 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at California Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	215	$58,700
Business Administration and Management	✕	150	$71,600
Counseling Psychology	✕	137	-
Social Work	✕	126	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	122	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at California Baptist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Administration	✔	16	-
Nursing Practice	✔	7	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	-
Clinical Psychology	✔	0	-
Social Work	✔	0	-

California Baptist University offers 41 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,416 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,391 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Architecture	✕	12	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	23 completers	-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	✔	23	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✕	30	-
Education [+]	✕	262 completers	$58,700
Education	✕	215	$58,700
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	23	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	24	-
Engineering [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Engineering	✕	0	-
Civil Engineering	✕	0	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	2	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	27	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	122 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	122	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Worship Ministry	✕	2	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	298 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	15	$45,200
Counseling Psychology	✕	137	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	25	-
School Psychology	✕	45	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	42	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	✕	34	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	166 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	40	$68,000
Social Work	✕	126	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Music	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	193 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	27	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	0	-
Physician Assistant	✕	29	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	18	-
Public Health	✕	42	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	77	$106,100
Business [+]	✔	226 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	150	$71,600
Organizational Leadership	✕	59	-
Accounting	✔	17	-
	Total	1,391

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	16	-
Social Work	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	0	-
	Total	25

Graduate Student Population at CBU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,237 students enrolled into California Baptist University graduate schools where it has total 11,495 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,130 full-time and 1,107 part-time graduate students. By gender, 848 male and 2,389 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,237	848	2,389
Full-time	2,130	532	1,598
Part-tme	1,107	316	791

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 866 White (26.75%), 415 Black/African American (12.82%), 1,322 Hispanic (40.84%), 236 Asian (7.29%), and 398 students with other races. 132 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,237	848	2,389
American Indian/Native American	15	4	11
Asian	236	76	160
Black/African American	415	100	315
Hispanic	1,322	301	1,021
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	11	15
White	866	231	635
Two More	135	35	100
Un-Known	90	30	60
Non-resident Alien	132	60	72

California Baptist University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 970 graduate students (29.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 587 graduate students (18.13% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,237
Enrolled Online Exclusively	970
Enrolled Some Online Courses	587
Not in Online Courses	1,680

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California Baptist University. 891 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.53% of total students), 172 students are aged above 50 (5.31%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California Baptist University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,237	848	2,389
Age 20-21	58	11	47
Age 22-24	833	204	629
Age 25-29	972	258	714
Age 30-34	478	116	362
Age 35-39	333	102	231
Age 40-49	386	106	280
Age 50-64	163	44	119
Over 64	9	2	7
Age Un-Known	5	5	0

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