Graduate Programs at California Northstate University

Graduate School Overview

California Northstate University (referred to as California Northstate) is a Private, 4 years school located in Elk Grove, CA.

California Northstate Directory Information
School Name	California Northstate University (California Northstate)
Address	9700 West Taron Drive, Elk Grove, CA 95757-3001
Phone	916-686-7300
Web	https://www.cnsu.edu
Financial Info	https://www.cnsu.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of California Northstate is $31,890 in average. The school has 816 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 962 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$31,890
Student Population	816
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	8 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at California Northstate is $31,890 in average for the academic year 2022-2023.

California Northstate offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$30,000
Required Fees	$1,075
Tuition	$0

California Northstate offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of California Northstate University is $31,890. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.62% 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
2021-2022	$30,000	$1,000
2022-2023	$30,000	$1,075
2023-2024	$30,416	$1,474

The graduate school tuition & fees of California Northstate is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the California graduate tuition is $21,930 (public) / $24,536 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
California Northstate University	$31,890
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
California Graduate Schools	$19,839	$23,084
Public	$11,723	$21,930
Private	$24,536

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $28,855. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2021-2022	$26,197	$2,400
2022-2023	$26,455	$2,400
2023-2024	$26,455	$2,400

For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $68,321.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at California Northstate.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at California Northstate University
	Tuition	Fees
Dentistry	$78,280	$9,899
Medicine	$65,780	$2,541
Pharmacy	$51,964	$1,852

Graduate Programs at California Northstate

California Northstate University offers 7 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 265 students have completed their study at California Northstate University.

Offered Degrees at California Northstate University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	21
Doctor's degree - other	4	243
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1
Total	7	265

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

The most popular Master's program is the Pharmaceutical Sciences program with 19 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 159 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at California Northstate University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	19
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	2

Popular Doctorate Programs at California Northstate University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Pharmacy	✕	159
Medicine	✕	84
Clinical Psychology	✕	-
Dentistry	✕	-

California Northstate University offers 7 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 265 students have completed their graduate studies.

21 students have earned/completed Master's program.
243 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	2
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	19
	Total	21

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Psychology [+]	✕	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	243 completers
Dentistry	✕	-
Medicine	✕	84
Pharmacy	✕	159
	Total	243

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at California Northstate

Total Enrollment
By Race/Ethnicity

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 816 students enrolled into California Northstate University graduate schools where it has total 962 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 691 full-time and 125 part-time graduate students. By gender, 365 male and 451 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	816	365	451
Full-time	691	301	390
Part-tme	125	64	61

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

There are 174 White (21.32%), 16 Black/African American (1.96%), 39 Hispanic (4.78%), 367 Asian (44.98%), and 220 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	816	365	451
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	367	166	201
Black/African American	16	5	11
Hispanic	39	16	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	2	5
White	174	88	86
Two More	74	31	43
Un-Known	130	56	74
Non-resident Alien	9	1	8