Graduate Programs at California State University-San Marcos

Graduate School Overview

California State University-San Marcos (referred to as Fresno State) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Marcos, 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 - other.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/23/1993 - Current).

Fresno State Directory Information
School Name	California State University-San Marcos (Fresno State)
Address	333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Phone	760-750-4000
Web	https://www.csusm.edu
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.csusm.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at California State University-San Marcos is $9,167 for California residents and $18,671 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,292 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,255 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 75 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,671 $9,167 for California Residents
Student Population	1,292
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	75 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at California State University-San Marcos is $9,167 for California residents and $18,671 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-San Marcos offers the alternative tuition plans.

California State University-San Marcos 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)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, 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-San Marcos is $9,167 for California residents and $18,671 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.03% 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	$1,971	$16,680	$1,971
2019-2020	$7,176	$1,975	$16,680	$1,975
2020-2021	$7,176	$1,981	$16,680	$1,981
2021-2022	$7,176	$1,985	$16,680	$1,985
2022-2023	$7,176	$1,991	$16,680	$1,991

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 $19,603 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
	Residents	Out-of-State
California State University-San Marcos	$9,167	$18,671
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 $18,092 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at California State University-San Marcos. On-campus living costs are increased by 5.20% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,748. Off-campus living costs are increased by 68.24% 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	$13,000	$2,612	$15,150	$2,730
2019-2020	$13,000	$3,208	$16,189	$3,282
2020-2021	$13,150	$3,152	$16,180	$4,222
2021-2022	$13,150	$2,658	$10,191	$3,330
2022-2023	$13,972	$2,658	$18,628	$4,120

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $396 at California State University-San Marcos. 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 Fresno State

California State University-San Marcos offers 36 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, 508 students have completed their study at California State University-San Marcos.

Offered Degrees at California State University-San Marcos
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	22	3	492
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	11	1	16
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	36	4	508

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Communication Sciences and Disorders program with 16 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 75 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at California State University-San Marcos
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✔	16	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✔	5	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at California State University-San Marcos
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	75	$71,700
Public Health	✕	64	-
Social Work	✕	61	$48,800
Social Work	✕	58	$48,800
Business Administration and Management	✕	52	$71,700

Popular Doctorate Programs at California State University-San Marcos
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-

California State University-San Marcos offers 36 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 508 students have completed their graduate studies.

492 students have earned/completed Master's program.
16 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	60 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	48	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	12	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	103 completers	$58,500
Education	✕	43	$58,500
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	16	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	27	$62,300
Reading Teacher Education	✔	17	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	9 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	11	-
Biotechnology	✕	23	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	10	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Psychology	✕	9	-
Human Services [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Social Work	✕	58	$48,800
Social Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Sociology	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	114 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	37	-
Public Health	✕	50	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	27	$100,400
Business [+]	✕	75 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	75	$71,700
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	492

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Health and Wellness	✕	0	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✔	16	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	0	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
	Total	16

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Fresno State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,292 students enrolled into California State University-San Marcos graduate schools where it has total 16,255 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 910 full-time and 382 part-time graduate students. By gender, 367 male and 925 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	1,292	367	925
Full-time	910	256	654
Part-tme	382	111	271

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

There are 428 White (33.13%), 58 Black/African American (4.49%), 480 Hispanic (37.15%), 117 Asian (9.06%), and 209 students with other races. 74 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,292	367	925
American Indian/Native American	4	1	3
Asian	117	33	84
Black/African American	58	20	38
Hispanic	480	116	364
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	428	122	306
Two More	68	18	50
Un-Known	60	21	39
Non-resident Alien	74	34	40

California State University-San Marcos offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 379 graduate students (29.33% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 215 graduate students (16.64% 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	1,292
Enrolled Online Exclusively	379
Enrolled Some Online Courses	215
Not in Online Courses	698

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California State University-San Marcos. 347 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.86% of total students), 53 students are aged above 50 (4.10%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California State University-San Marcos.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,292	367	925
Age 20-21	14	3	11
Age 22-24	333	71	262
Age 25-29	405	121	284
Age 30-34	237	79	158
Age 35-39	112	30	82
Age 40-49	138	41	97
Age 50-64	49	21	28
Over 64	4	1	3

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