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California State University-Los Angeles Graduate Schools

California State University-Los Angeles (referred to as Cal State LA) is a Public, 4 years school located in Los Angeles, 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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at California State University-Los Angeles is $8,239 for California residents and $17,743 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,723 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,460 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

California State University-Los Angeles (referred to as Cal State LA) is a Public, 4 years school located in Los Angeles, 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 (11/30/1953 - Current).
Cal State LA Directory Information
School NameCalifornia State University-Los Angeles (Cal State LA)
Address5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8506
Phone323-343-3000
Webhttps://www.calstatela.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.calstatela.edu/financialaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at California State University-Los Angeles is $8,239 for California residents and $17,743 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,723 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,460 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 162 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$17,743
$8,239 for California Residents
Student Population3,723
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs162 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio22 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at California State University-Los Angeles is $8,239 for California residents and $17,743 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is -$1 for California residents and $396 for out-of-state students.
California State University-Los Angeles offers the alternative tuition plans.
California State University-Los Angeles 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)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of California State University-Los Angeles is $8,239 for California residents and $17,743 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.11% 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$1,007$16,680$1,007
2019-2020$7,176$1,026$16,680$1,026
2020-2021$7,176$1,043$16,680$1,043
2021-2022$7,176$1,043$16,680$1,043
2022-2023$7,176$1,063$16,680$1,063
The graduate school tuition & fees of Cal State LA is average compared to public graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the California graduate tuition is $21,752 (public) / $24,037 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
California State University-Los Angeles$8,239$17,743
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
California Graduate Schools$19,766$22,527
Public$11,624$21,752
Private$24,037
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $24,274 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at California State University-Los Angeles. On-campus living costs are increased by 13.19% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $25,668. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.31% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$14,508$2,934$14,502$3,004
2019-2020$15,992$3,209$16,189$3,283
2020-2021$16,932$4,317$16,111$5,269
2021-2022$16,860$3,133$18,602$6,006
2022-2023$17,998$4,633$19,392$6,276
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $396 at California State University-Los Angeles. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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

Graduate Programs at Cal State LA

California State University-Los Angeles offers 94 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, 1,318 students have completed their study at California State University-Los Angeles.
Offered Degrees at California State University-Los Angeles
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree5801,178
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship100
Doctor's degree - professional practice1020
Post Bachelor's Degree26095
Post Master's Degree8025
Total9401,318
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California State University-Los Angeles by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 15 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 174 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 20 completers.
California State University-Los Angeles offers 94 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,318 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,178 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 20 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
  • 95 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 25 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Environmental Science✕9-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Latin American Studies✕16-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕9-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕14-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕7-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 60 completers-
Information Technology✕30-
Computer Science✕30-
Education [+] ✕ 343 completers$59,600
Education✕114$59,600
Educational Leadership and Administration✕27-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕5-
Special Education and Teaching✕68$73,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕109$63,700
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕12-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕8-
Engineering [+] ✕ 44 completers-
Engineering✕0-
Civil Engineering✕6-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕28$75,600
Materials Engineering✕1-
Mechanical Engineering✕9-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✕10-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕5-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 22 completers-
English Language and Literature✕22-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕14-
Biochemistry✕0-
Biotechnology✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Mathematics✕11-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕8-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕2-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕3-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Philosophy✕11-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Chemistry✕9-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕7-
Psychology [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Psychology✕14-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕0-
Forensic Science and Technology✕17-
Human Services [+] ✕ 149 completers-
Public Administration✕39-
Social Work✕110$56,600
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Anthropology✕13-
Economics✕12-
Geography✕2-
Political Science and Government✕9-
Sociology✕17-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 44 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕13-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕1-
Art/Art Studies✕2-
Fine/Studio Arts✕4-
Music✕4-
Music Performance✕20-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 155 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕21-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕37$57,400
Public Health✕24-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕0$47,200
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕73$97,400
Business [+] ✕ 115 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕92$92,100
Accounting✕23-
History [+] ✕ 24 completers-
History✕24-
Total1,178
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Total0
Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕20-
Total20
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Information Technology✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 60 completers-
Education✕13-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕1-
Special Education and Teaching✕3-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism✕13-
Special Education and Teaching (other)✕0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕9-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)✕9-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Computer Teacher Education✕12-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Biotechnology✕9-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Gerontology✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Applied Behavior Analysis✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Youth Services/Administration✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Geography✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)✕5-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕0-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕4-
Business [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕0-
Accounting✕4-
Management Science✕2-
Real Estate✕1-
Total95
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Applied Behavior Analysis✕15-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Geography✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕10-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕0-
Total25

Graduate Student Population at Cal State LA

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,977 students enrolled into California State University-Los Angeles graduate schools where it has total 26,460 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,530 full-time and 1,447 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,447 male and 2,530 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
Total3,9771,4472,530
Full-time2,5308641,666
Part-tme1,447583864
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 496 White (12.47%), 172 Black/African American (4.32%), 2,155 Hispanic (54.19%), 530 Asian (13.33%), and 624 students with other races. 378 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,9771,4472,530
American Indian/Native American523
Asian530192338
Black/African American17258114
Hispanic2,1557381,417
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander633
White496201295
Two More742351
Un-Known1617190
Non-resident Alien378159219
California State University-Los Angeles offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 822 graduate students (20.67% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,964 graduate students (49.38% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total3,977
Enrolled Online Exclusively822
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,964
Not in Online Courses1,191
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California State University-Los Angeles. 789 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.84% of total students), 155 students are aged above 50 (3.90%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California State University-Los Angeles.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,9771,4472,530
Age 20-21311120
Age 22-24758258500
Age 25-291,493503990
Age 30-34838315523
Age 35-39393158235
Age 40-49309136173
Age 50-641446084
Over 641165

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