Graduate Programs at Sonoma State University

Graduate School Overview

Sonoma State University (referred to as Sonoma State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Rohnert Park, CA.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (1/31/1969 - Current).

Sonoma State Directory Information
School Name	Sonoma State University (Sonoma State)
Address	1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
Phone	707-664-2880
Web	https://www.sonoma.edu
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://financialaid.sonoma.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Sonoma State is $9,624 for California residents and $19,128 for out-of-state students. The school has 703 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,637 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 64 graduate programs through Master's and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,128 $9,624 for California Residents
Student Population	703
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	64 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Sonoma State is $9,624 for California residents and $19,128 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.

Sonoma State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
California Residents	$9,624
Out-of-State	$19,128
Tuition per Credit Hour
California Residents	$0
Out-of-State	$396

Sonoma 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
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 Sonoma State University is $9,624 for California residents and $19,128 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.68% 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	$2,056	$16,680	$2,056
2019-2020	$7,176	$2,138	$16,680	$2,138
2020-2021	$7,176	$2,210	$16,680	$2,210
2021-2022	$7,176	$2,246	$16,680	$2,246
2022-2023	$7,176	$2,318	$16,680	$2,318
2023-2024	$7,176	$2,448	$16,680	$2,448

The graduate school tuition & fees of Sonoma 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
Sonoma State University	$9,624	$19,128
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 $20,660 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Sonoma State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 0.08% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $24,320. Off-campus living costs are increased by 15.00% 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	$13,960	$2,952	$15,150	$3,024
2019-2020	$15,210	$3,208	$16,188	$3,282
2020-2021	$14,282	$3,504	$16,580	$3,302
2021-2022	$14,510	$3,178	$17,252	$3,216
2022-2023	$14,926	$3,322	$17,784	$3,364
2023-2024	$15,770	$2,492	$19,430	$4,890

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $399 at Sonoma State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.76% 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	$399

Graduate Programs at Sonoma State

Sonoma State University offers 21 graduate programs for Master's 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, 196 students have completed their study at Sonoma State University.

Offered Degrees at Sonoma State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	20	196
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	21	196

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 41 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Sonoma State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Sonoma State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	41	$79,300
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	38	$105,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	$47,200
Education	✕	24	$59,700
Agricultural Business and Management (other)	✕	12	-

Sonoma State University offers 21 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 196 students have completed their graduate studies.

196 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Master's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Agricultural Business and Management (other)	✕	12	-
Education [+]	✕	58 completers	$59,700
Education	✕	24	$59,700
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	27	$47,200
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✕	3	-
Engineering Science	✕	1	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	12	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Psychology	✕	3	-
Human Services [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	38	$105,900
Business [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	41	$79,300
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
	Total	196

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Sonoma State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 703 students enrolled into Sonoma State University graduate schools where it has total 6,637 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 342 full-time and 361 part-time graduate students. By gender, 207 male and 496 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	703	207	496
Full-time	342	84	258
Part-tme	361	123	238

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

There are 369 White (52.49%), 14 Black/African American (1.99%), 200 Hispanic (28.45%), 34 Asian (4.84%), and 86 students with other races. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	703	207	496
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	34	11	23
Black/African American	14	7	7
Hispanic	200	55	145
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	369	103	266
Two More	34	10	24
Un-Known	38	16	22
Non-resident Alien	7	3	4

Sonoma State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 53 graduate students (7.54% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 242 graduate students (34.42% 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	703
Enrolled Online Exclusively	53
Enrolled Some Online Courses	242
Not in Online Courses	408

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Sonoma State University. 156 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.19% of total students), 54 students are aged above 50 (7.68%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Sonoma State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	703	207	496
Age 20-21	10	0	10
Age 22-24	146	40	106
Age 25-29	195	59	136
Age 30-34	122	43	79
Age 35-39	81	25	56
Age 40-49	95	24	71
Age 50-64	51	15	36
Over 64	3	1	2

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