California State University-Bakersfield Graduate School

California State University-Bakersfield (referred to as CSU Bakersfield) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bakersfield, CA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of CSU Bakersfield is $9,130 for California residents and $18,634 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,425 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,613 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

California State University-Bakersfield (referred to as CSU Bakersfield) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bakersfield, CA.
The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/30/1970 - Current).
CSU Bakersfield Directory Information
School NameCalifornia State University-Bakersfield (CSU Bakersfield)
Address9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099
Phone661-654-2782
Webhttps://www.csub.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.csub.edu/FinAid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of CSU Bakersfield is $9,130 for California residents and $18,634 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,425 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,613 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 59 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$18,634
$9,130 for California Residents
Student Population1,425
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs59 graduate programs
(2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at CSU Bakersfield is $9,130 for California residents and $18,634 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for California residents and $396 for out-of-state students.
CSU Bakersfield offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
California Residents$9,130
Out-of-State$18,634
Tuition per Credit Hour
California Residents$0
Out-of-State$396
CSU Bakersfield 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of California State University-Bakersfield is $9,130 for California residents and $18,634 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.32% 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
California ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$7,176$1,567$16,680$1,567
2019-2020$7,176$1,677$16,680$1,677
2020-2021$7,176$1,757$16,680$1,757
2021-2022$7,176$1,837$16,680$1,837
2022-2023$7,176$1,895$16,680$1,895
2023-2024$7,176$1,954$16,680$1,954
The graduate school tuition & fees of CSU Bakersfield is average compared to public 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
California State University-Bakersfield$9,130$18,634
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 living costs are $20,854 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at CSU Bakersfield.
On-campus living costs are increased by 4.49% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,740. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.87% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$13,746$2,952$13,530$3,024
2019-2020$12,900$2,654$13,215$3,283
2020-2021$12,900$3,152$13,844$4,364
2021-2022$12,900$3,132$15,464$4,474
2022-2023$14,230$3,200$17,214$4,678
2023-2024$14,430$3,782$16,316$6,424
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $397 at California State University-Bakersfield. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.25% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$396
2019-2020$396
2020-2021$396
2021-2022$396
2022-2023$396
2023-2024$397

Graduate Programs at CSU Bakersfield

California State University-Bakersfield offers 21 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, 467 students have completed their study at California State University-Bakersfield.
Offered Degrees at California State University-Bakersfield
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree192461
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship106
Doctor's degree - professional practice100
Total212467
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California State University-Bakersfield by award level.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 145 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 6 completers.
California State University-Bakersfield offers 21 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 467 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 461 students have earned/completed Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (1 completers) 177 completers$65,500
Education145$65,500
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services32$49,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 8 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature8-
English Language and Literature [+] 6 completers-
English Language and Literature6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 9 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences9-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] --
Mathematics--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] (1 completers) 3 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness3-
Physical Sciences [+] 7 completers-
Geology/Earth Science7-
Psychology [+] 18 completers-
Counseling Psychology18-
Human Services [+] 113 completers-
Public Administration38$51,100
Social Work75$57,600
Social Sciences [+] --
Anthropology--
Sociology--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 28 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management9-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse19-
Business [+] 89 completers-
Business Administration and Management89$71,600
History [+] 2 completers-
History2-
Total461
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 6 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration6-
Total6
Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] --
Educational Leadership and Administration--
Total-

Graduate Student Population at CSU Bakersfield

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,425 students enrolled into California State University-Bakersfield graduate schools where it has total 9,613 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 983 full-time and 442 part-time graduate students. By gender, 389 male and 1,036 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,4253891,036
Full-time983253730
Part-tme442136306
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 310 White (21.75%), 45 Black/African American (3.16%), 866 Hispanic (60.77%), 72 Asian (5.05%), and 132 students with other races. 17 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,4253891,036
American Indian/Native American725
Asian722250
Black/African American451530
Hispanic866218648
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White31096214
Two More33726
Un-Known732449
Non-resident Alien17512
California State University-Bakersfield offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 383 graduate students (26.88% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 418 graduate students (29.33% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,425
Enrolled Online Exclusively383
Enrolled Some Online Courses418
Not in Online Courses624
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California State University-Bakersfield. 381 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.74% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.07%), 64 students are aged above 50 (4.49%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California State University-Bakersfield.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,4253891,036
Age 18-19101
Age 20-2131724
Age 22-2435078272
Age 25-29408139269
Age 30-3426968201
Age 35-391394297
Age 40-4916335128
Age 50-64601743
Over 64431

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