Graduate Programs at California State University-Fresno

Graduate School Overview

California State University-Fresno (referred to as Fresno State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fresno, CA. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (1/31/1954 - Current).

Fresno State Directory Information
School Name	California State University-Fresno (Fresno State)
Address	5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93740
Phone	559-278-4240
Web	https://www.csufresno.edu
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.fresnostate.edu/studentaffairs/programs/financialaid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at California State University-Fresno is $8,087 for California residents and $17,591 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,793 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 25,497 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 123 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,591 $8,087 for California Residents
Student Population	2,793
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	123 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Fresno is $8,087 for California residents and $17,591 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is -$1 for California residents and $396 for out-of-state students.

California State University-Fresno offers the alternative tuition plans.

California State University-Fresno 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, remedial services, 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)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of California State University-Fresno is $8,087 for California residents and $17,591 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.06% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	California Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$7,176	$843	$16,680	$843
2018-2019	$7,176	$845	$16,680	$845
2019-2020	$7,176	$847	$16,680	$847
2020-2021	$7,176	$901	$16,680	$901
2021-2022	$7,176	$911	$16,680	$911

The graduate school tuition & fees of Fresno State is average compared to public graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the California graduate tuition is $21,757 (public) / $23,632 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
California State University-Fresno	$8,087	$17,591
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
California Graduate Schools	$19,741	$22,122
Public	$11,486	$21,757
Private	$23,632

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $15,062 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at California State University-Fresno. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.28% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,307. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.42% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$9,704	$2,288	$13,294	$2,684
2018-2019	$10,587	$2,326	$13,780	$2,732
2019-2020	$10,587	$2,568	$15,084	$2,982
2020-2021	$10,905	$3,604	$15,537	$4,098
2021-2022	$10,758	$3,792	$16,003	$4,304

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $396 at California State University-Fresno. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$396
2018-2019	$396
2019-2020	$396
2020-2021	$396
2021-2022	$396

Graduate Programs at Fresno State

California State University-Fresno offers 55 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, 871 students have completed their study at California State University-Fresno.

Offered Degrees at California State University-Fresno
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	44	3	791
Doctor's degree - professional practice	2	0	35
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	45
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	0	0
Total	55	3	871

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California State University-Fresno by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) program with 10 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 235 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 35 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at California State University-Fresno
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	10	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	10	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	6	-
Education	✕	4	-
Writing	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at California State University-Fresno
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	235	$66,000
Education	✕	220	$66,000
Education	✕	134	$66,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	124	$47,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	122	$47,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at California State University-Fresno
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	35	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	30	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	30	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	29	-
Community College Education	✕	27	-

California State University-Fresno offers 55 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 871 students have completed their graduate studies.

791 students have earned/completed Master's program.
45 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
35 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Animal Sciences	✕	0	-
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	✕	5	-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)	✕	4	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	9	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	18	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	295 completers	$66,000
Education	✕	134	$66,000
Special Education and Teaching	✕	28	$60,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	101	$47,900
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	23	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	9	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Engineering	✕	22	-
Civil Engineering	✕	20	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	7	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	20 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Creative Writing	✕	15	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	26	-
Biotechnology	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	23	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	28 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	9	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	6	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	✔	10	-
Physics	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Psychology	✕	15	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	20	$43,600
Social Work	✕	49	$56,400
Social Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Criminology	✕	11	-
Political Science and Government	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	3	-
Music	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	91 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	33	$68,000
Public Health	✕	8	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	27	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	23	$96,500
Business [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	82	$81,500
History [+]	✕	11 completers	-
History	✕	11	-
	Total	791

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	$101,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	30	-
Nursing Practice	✕	15	-
	Total	45

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	$101,500
Community College Education	✕	27	-
	Total	35

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Writing	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	0	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Fresno State

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,793 students enrolled into California State University-Fresno graduate schools where it has total 25,497 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,916 full-time and 877 part-time graduate students. By gender, 891 male and 1,902 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	2,793	891	1,902
Full-time	1,916	576	1,340
Part-tme	877	315	562

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

There are 744 White (26.64%), 71 Black/African American (2.54%), 1,268 Hispanic (45.40%), 262 Asian (9.38%), and 448 students with other races. 173 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,793	891	1,902
American Indian/Native American	16	9	7
Asian	262	85	177
Black/African American	71	28	43
Hispanic	1,268	363	905
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	4	5
White	744	237	507
Two More	103	41	62
Un-Known	147	47	100
Non-resident Alien	173	77	96

California State University-Fresno offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,686 graduate students (96.17% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 44 graduate students (1.58% 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	2,793
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,686
Enrolled Some Online Courses	44
Not in Online Courses	63

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California State University-Fresno. 977 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.98% of total students), 96 students are aged above 50 (3.44%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California State University-Fresno.