Graduate Programs at San Jose State University

Graduate School Overview

San Jose State University (referred to as San Jose State) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Jose, 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 and professional practice.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/28/1949 - Current).

San Jose State Directory Information
School Name	San Jose State University (San Jose State)
Address	One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0001
Phone	408-924-1000
Web	https://www.sjsu.edu
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.sjsu.edu/faso

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at San Jose State University is $9,333 for California residents and $18,837 for out-of-state students. The school has 8,888 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 35,751 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 197 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,837 $9,333 for California Residents
Student Population	8,888
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	197 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at San Jose State University is $9,333 for California residents and $18,837 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.

San Jose State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

San Jose State University 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)	8 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 San Jose State University is $9,333 for California residents and $18,837 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.25% 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	$2,054	$16,680	$2,054
2019-2020	$7,176	$2,110	$16,680	$2,110
2020-2021	$7,176	$2,110	$16,680	$2,110
2021-2022	$7,176	$2,110	$16,680	$2,110
2022-2023	$7,176	$2,157	$16,680	$2,157

The graduate school tuition & fees of San Jose State is average compared to public graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $23,882 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
San Jose State University	$9,333	$18,837
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
California Graduate Schools	$19,794	$22,475
Public	$11,472	$21,739
Private	$23,882

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $22,719 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at San Jose State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 6.58% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $23,417. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.09% 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	$16,442	$2,953	$15,151	$3,025
2019-2020	$16,946	$3,209	$16,189	$3,283
2020-2021	$16,986	$3,152	$16,699	$3,893
2021-2022	$17,360	$3,133	$18,521	$3,975
2022-2023	$18,568	$3,273	$19,266	$4,151

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

San Jose State University offers 102 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, 3,095 students have completed their study at San Jose State University.

Offered Degrees at San Jose State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	79	5	2,953
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	15
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	0	0
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	18
Post Bachelor's Degree	10	1	14
Post Master's Degree	9	2	95
Total	102	8	3,095

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Library and Information Science program with 30 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Library and Information Science program with 719 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 18 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at San Jose State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Library and Information Science	✔	30	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	16	-
Computer Engineering	✔	16	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	10	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✔	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at San Jose State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Library and Information Science	✔	719	$45,400
Computer Software Engineering	✕	256	-
Social Work	✕	168	$69,900
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	163	-
Education	✕	122	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at San Jose State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	15	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-

San Jose State University offers 102 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 3,095 students have completed their graduate studies.

2,953 students have earned/completed Master's program.
18 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
14 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
95 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	7	-
Architecture [+]	✕	21 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	21	$60,500
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	✕	10	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	32	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	65 completers	-
Informatics	✔	32	-
Computer Science	✕	33	-
Education [+]	✕	388 completers	-
Education	✕	122	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	$84,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	73	$56,200
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	163	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	5	-
Engineering [+]	✕	632 completers	-
Engineering	✕	5	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	21	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	31	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	18	-
Civil Engineering	✕	47	$76,300
Computer Engineering	✕	77	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	256	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	87	-
Materials Engineering	✕	8	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	66	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	16	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	70 completers	-
Quality Control Technology/Technician	✕	13	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	57	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	6	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	12	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	16 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	8	-
Creative Writing	✕	8	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	0	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (2 completers)	733 completers	$45,400
Library and Information Science	✔	719	$45,400
Archives/Archival Administration	✔	14	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	42	-
Microbiology	✕	0	-
Bioinformatics	✕	9	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	13	-
Statistics	✕	16	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Natural Sciences	✕	0	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	14	-
Human Computer Interaction	✕	23	-
Marine Sciences	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✕	0	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	34	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	10	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	3	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	2	-
Physics	✕	13	-
Psychology [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Psychology	✕	15	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	6	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	6	-
Human Services [+]	✕	189 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	21	-
Social Work	✕	168	$69,900
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	36 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	8	-
Criminology	✔	13	-
Economics	✕	7	-
Geography	✕	4	-
Sociology	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	0	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	0	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	13	-
Music	✕	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	189 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	29	-
Public Health	✕	43	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	86	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	31	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	289 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	99	$83,800
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	28	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	10	-
Accounting	✕	28	-
Management Science	✕	95	-
Taxation	✕	29	-
History [+]	✕	10 completers	-
History	✕	10	-
	Total	2,953

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	15	-
	Total	15

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✕	18	-
	Total	18

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
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Geography	✕	1	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	1	-
Accounting	✕	8	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	4	-
	Total	14

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✕	16	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	3	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	0	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	30 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	30	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	10	-
Business [+]	✔	36 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	16	-
Accounting	✕	2	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	10	-
	Total	95

Graduate Student Population at San Jose State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 8,845 students enrolled into San Jose State University graduate schools where it has total 35,751 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 4,318 full-time and 4,527 part-time graduate students. By gender, 3,230 male and 5,615 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	8,845	3,230	5,615
Full-time	4,318	1,633	2,685
Part-tme	4,527	1,597	2,930

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

There are 2,645 White (29.90%), 243 Black/African American (2.75%), 1,800 Hispanic (20.35%), 1,920 Asian (21.71%), and 2,237 students with other races. 1,464 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,845	3,230	5,615
American Indian/Native American	16	3	13
Asian	1,920	779	1,141
Black/African American	243	74	169
Hispanic	1,800	558	1,242
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	3	10
White	2,645	771	1,874
Two More	297	98	199
Un-Known	447	154	293
Non-resident Alien	1,464	790	674

San Jose State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,688 graduate students (30.39% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,113 graduate students (23.89% 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	8,845
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,688
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,113
Not in Online Courses	4,044

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at San Jose State University. 1,966 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.23% of total students), 510 students are aged above 50 (5.77%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at San Jose State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,845	3,230	5,615
Age 20-21	74	31	43
Age 22-24	1,892	882	1,010
Age 25-29	3,129	1,232	1,897
Age 30-34	1,572	504	1,068
Age 35-39	773	237	536
Age 40-49	895	222	673
Age 50-64	488	113	375
Over 64	22	9	13

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