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San Diego State University Graduate School

San Diego State University (referred to as San Diego State) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of San Diego State is $9,724 for California residents and $19,228 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,208 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 37,402 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

San Diego State University (referred to as San Diego State) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA.
The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/28/1949 - Current).
San Diego State Directory Information
School NameSan Diego State University (San Diego State)
Address5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-0001
Phone619-594-5200
Webhttps://www.sdsu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://go.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/financialaid/Default.aspx
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of San Diego State is $9,724 for California residents and $19,228 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,208 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 37,402 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 247 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$19,228
$9,724 for California Residents
Student Population5,208
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs247 graduate programs
(2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio25 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at San Diego State is $9,724 for California residents and $19,228 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.
San Diego State offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
California Residents$9,724
Out-of-State$19,228
Tuition per Credit Hour
California Residents$0
Out-of-State$396
San Diego 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)2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • 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 San Diego State University is $9,724 for California residents and $19,228 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.61% 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$1,746$16,680$1,746
2019-2020$7,176$1,768$16,680$1,768
2020-2021$7,176$1,978$16,680$1,978
2021-2022$7,176$2,394$16,680$2,394
2022-2023$7,176$2,432$16,680$2,432
2023-2024$7,176$2,548$16,680$2,548
The graduate school tuition & fees of San Diego 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
San Diego State University$9,724$19,228
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 $26,770 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at San Diego State.
On-campus living costs are increased by 9.14% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,250. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.35% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$16,892$3,023$13,514$3,463
2019-2020$17,752$3,291$13,533$3,742
2020-2021$18,531$2,910$13,860$3,515
2021-2022$19,330$2,927$15,375$3,654
2022-2023$19,714$3,076$16,144$3,838
2023-2024$21,630$3,244$17,110$5,140
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $398 at San Diego State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.51% 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$398

Graduate Programs at San Diego State

San Diego State University offers 153 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, 1,906 students have completed their study at San Diego State University.
Offered Degrees at San Diego State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree8611,586
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship230106
Doctor's degree - professional practice200
Doctor's degree - other2051
Post Bachelor's Degree401163
Total15321,906
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at San Diego State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) program with 68 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 237 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 38 completers.
San Diego State University offers 153 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,906 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,586 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 51 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 163 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] ✕ 18 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕18-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization✕--
Latin American Studies✕1-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕1-
Women's Studies✕9-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 40 completers$49,000
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕40$49,000
Radio and Television✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Information Technology✕--
Computer Science✕29-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕2-
Education [+] ✕ 514 completers-
Education✕237-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕84$46,900
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕21-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕172-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕--
Education (other)✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 68 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕8-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕--
Civil Engineering✕20-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕19-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕--
Mechanical Engineering✕20-
Manufacturing Engineering✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ --
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (other)✕--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Linguistics✕10-
French Language and Literature✕3-
Spanish Language and Literature✕14-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 36 completers-
English Language and Literature✕13-
Writing✕6-
Creative Writing✕17-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕17-
Microbiology✕--
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other)✕7-
Bioinformatics✕9-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 40 completers-
Mathematics✕9-
Applied Mathematics✕11-
Statistics✕20-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Mathematics and Computer Science✕--
Gerontology✕--
Nutrition Sciences✕15-
Computational Science✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕--
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕--
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕2-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)✕--
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Philosophy✕7-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Astronomy✕6-
Chemistry✕10-
Geology/Earth Science✕5-
Physics✕4-
Psychology [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Psychology✕25-
School Psychology✕11-
Human Services [+] ✕ 125 completers-
Public Administration✕18-
Social Work✕107$49,100
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 88 completers-
Anthropology✕5-
Criminology✕10-
Economics✕8-
Geography✕7-
National Security Policy Studies✕39-
Political Science and Government✕7-
Sociology✕12-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 39 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕12-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕7-
Art/Art Studies✕--
Fine/Studio Arts✕10-
Music✕2-
Music Performance✕8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 226 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕-$67,700
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕43-
Public Health✕100$50,200
Health/Medical Physics✕8-
International Public Health/International Health✕4-
Public Health (other)✕--
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕54-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕--
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕17-
Business [+] ✔ (1 completers) 180 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕85$64,900
Accounting✕25-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕20-
Meeting and Event Planning✕24-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕--
Management Science✕15-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✔11-
History [+] ✕ 17 completers-
History✕17-
Total1,586
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 48 completers-
Education✕8-
Curriculum and Instruction✕--
Educational Leadership and Administration✕25-
Community College Education✕11-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕4-
Engineering [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕2-
Structural Engineering✕1-
Computer Engineering✕1-
Engineering (other)✕6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕8-
Ecology✕6-
Evolutionary Biology✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Mathematics and Computer Science✕--
Computational Science✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Chemistry✕5-
Geophysics and Seismology✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Clinical Psychology✕8-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Geography✕1-
Social Sciences (other)✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕--
Audiology/Audiologist✕--
Public Health✕12-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕--
Total106
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 51 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist✕13-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕38-
Total51
Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ --
Educational Leadership and Administration✕--
Community College Education✕--
Total-
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Community College Education✕--
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕12-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ --
Creative Writing✕--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computational Science✕1-
Human Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Social Work✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Music Performance✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕11-
Public Health (other)✕--
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor✕--
Business [+] ✕ --
Accounting✕--
Total163

Graduate Student Population at San Diego State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,208 students enrolled into San Diego State University graduate schools where it has total 37,402 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,173 full-time and 2,035 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,877 male and 3,331 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
Total5,2081,8773,331
Full-time3,1731,0042,169
Part-tme2,0358731,162
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,676 White (32.18%), 204 Black/African American (3.92%), 1,748 Hispanic (33.56%), 485 Asian (9.31%), and 1,095 students with other races. 580 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,2081,8773,331
American Indian/Native American16610
Asian485146339
Black/African American20470134
Hispanic1,7485421,206
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321022
White1,6766391,037
Two More24986163
Un-Known21885133
Non-resident Alien580293287
San Diego State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 524 graduate students (10.06% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 847 graduate students (16.26% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total5,208
Enrolled Online Exclusively524
Enrolled Some Online Courses847
Not in Online Courses3,837
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at San Diego State University. 1,657 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.82% of total students), 189 students are aged above 50 (3.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at San Diego State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,2081,8773,331
Age 20-21922963
Age 22-241,5655241,041
Age 25-291,7476621,085
Age 30-34741317424
Age 35-39392137255
Age 40-49482144338
Age 50-6417658118
Over 641367

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