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.

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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Fresno State is $8,414 for California residents and $17,918 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,645 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 23,999 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 141 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,918 $8,414 for California Residents
Student Population	2,645
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	141 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Fresno State is $8,414 for California residents and $17,918 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.

Fresno State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
California Residents	$8,414
Out-of-State	$17,918
Tuition per Credit Hour
California Residents	$0
Out-of-State	$396

Fresno State 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)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) 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-Fresno is $8,414 for California residents and $17,918 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.80% 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
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
2022-2023	$7,176	$921	$16,680	$921
2023-2024	$7,176	$1,238	$16,680	$1,238

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 $19,793 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 State University-Fresno	$8,414	$17,918
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 $17,439 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Fresno State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.03% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $21,489. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.41% 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	$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
2022-2023	$11,080	$3,994	$16,484	$4,500
2023-2024	$11,634	$4,198	$15,684	$5,805

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $403 at California State University-Fresno. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.77% 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	$403

Graduate Programs at Fresno State

California State University-Fresno offers 65 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, 888 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	51	3	794
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	39
Doctor's degree - professional practice	2	1	0
Doctor's degree - other	3	2	34
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	0	21
Total	65	6	888

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 Dietetics/Dietitian program with 11 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 110 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 34 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at California State University-Fresno
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	11	-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	✕	7	-
Education	✕	3	-
Environmental Science	✕	-	-
Writing	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at California State University-Fresno
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	110	$47,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	71	$81,500
Education	✕	62	$66,000
Social Work	✕	44	$56,400
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	42	$68,000

Popular Doctorate Programs at California State University-Fresno
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Community College Education	✕	23	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	16	$101,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	-	$101,500
Nursing Practice	✔	-	-

California State University-Fresno offers 65 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 888 students have completed their graduate studies.

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

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Animal Sciences	✕	-	-
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	✕	8	-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)	✕	2	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	13	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	337 completers	$66,000
Education	✕	62	$66,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	27	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	23	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	34	$60,100
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	✕	17	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	110	$47,900
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	16	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	33	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	15	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Engineering	✕	17	-
Civil Engineering	✕	17	-
Computer Engineering	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	15	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	6	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	20 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Creative Writing	✕	15	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	17	-
Biotechnology	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	16	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	28 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	7	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	3	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	✔	9	-
Physics	✕	9	-
Psychology [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Psychology	✕	9	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	49 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	5	$43,600
Social Work	✕	44	$56,400
Social Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Criminology	✕	6	-
Political Science and Government	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	6	-
Music	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	103 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	42	$68,000
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	4	-
Public Health	✕	21	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	25	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	11	$96,500
Business [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	71	$81,500
Construction Management	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	10 completers	-
History	✕	10	-
	Total	794

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	$101,500
Community College Education	✕	23	-
	Total	39

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	-	$101,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	34 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Nursing Practice	✔	-	-
	Total	34

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

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Education	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	21

Graduate Student Population at Fresno State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,645 students enrolled into California State University-Fresno graduate schools where it has total 23,999 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,849 full-time and 796 part-time graduate students. By gender, 888 male and 1,757 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	2,645	888	1,757
Full-time	1,849	587	1,262
Part-tme	796	301	495

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

There are 625 White (23.63%), 62 Black/African American (2.34%), 1,312 Hispanic (49.60%), 247 Asian (9.34%), and 399 students with other races. 223 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,645	888	1,757
American Indian/Native American	8	3	5
Asian	247	72	175
Black/African American	62	34	28
Hispanic	1,312	389	923
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	625	202	423
Two More	71	30	41
Un-Known	94	38	56
Non-resident Alien	223	118	105

California State University-Fresno offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 191 graduate students (7.22% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,051 graduate students (39.74% 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	2,645
Enrolled Online Exclusively	191
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,051
Not in Online Courses	1,403

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California State University-Fresno. 1,000 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.81% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.04%), 85 students are aged above 50 (3.21%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California State University-Fresno.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,645	888	1,757
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	69	22	47
Age 22-24	931	294	637
Age 25-29	821	257	564
Age 30-34	335	128	207
Age 35-39	216	84	132
Age 40-49	187	70	117
Age 50-64	74	27	47
Over 64	11	6	5

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