University of California-Santa Barbara Graduate School

University of California-Santa Barbara (referred to as UCSB) is a Public, 4 years school located in Santa Barbara, CA.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UCSB is $14,453 for California residents and $29,555 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,961 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,420 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of California-Santa Barbara (referred to as UCSB) is a Public, 4 years school located in Santa Barbara, CA.
The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/28/1949 - Current).
UCSB Directory Information
School NameUniversity of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Address5221 Cheadle Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone805-893-8000
Webhttps://www.ucsb.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Financial Infohttps://www.finaid.ucsb.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UCSB is $14,453 for California residents and $29,555 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,961 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,420 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 188 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$29,555
$14,453 for California Residents
Student Population2,961
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs188 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio17 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at UCSB is $14,453 for California residents and $29,555 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
California Residents$14,453
Out-of-State$29,555
California Residents$0
Out-of-State$0
UCSB offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.
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
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army)
  • 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 University of California-Santa Barbara is $14,453 for California residents and $29,555 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.01% 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$11,442$2,112$26,544$2,112
2019-2020$11,442$2,112$26,544$2,112
2020-2021$11,442$2,126$26,544$2,126
2021-2022$11,442$2,139$26,544$2,139
2022-2023$11,700$2,172$26,802$2,172
2023-2024$12,264$2,189$27,366$2,189
The graduate school tuition & fees of UCSB is relatively expensive 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
University of California-Santa Barbara$14,453$29,555
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 $24,760 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UCSB.
On-campus living costs are increased by 10.02% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $21,492. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.17% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$15,673$5,438$12,370$5,808
2019-2020$15,520$5,670$12,818$6,045
2020-2021$15,903$5,381$13,188$5,916
2021-2022$16,699$5,287$13,803$5,837
2022-2023$16,883$5,059$14,246$5,622
2023-2024$18,684$5,456$15,416$6,076

Graduate Programs at UCSB

University of California-Santa Barbara offers 109 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, 975 students have completed their study at University of California-Santa Barbara.
Offered Degrees at University of California-Santa Barbara
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree560530
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship500366
Post Bachelor's Degree3079
Total1090975
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of California-Santa Barbara by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 77 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 91 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Chemistry program with 39 completers.
University of California-Santa Barbara offers 109 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 975 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 530 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 79 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 79 completers$55,100
Environmental Science79-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 8 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization3-
Area Studies (other)1-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies3-
Women's Studies1-
Communication and Journalism [+] 4 completers-
Communication2-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 46 completers-
Computer Science46-
Education [+] 91 completers$54,500
Education91$54,500
Engineering [+] 62 completers-
Chemical Engineering--
Electrical and Electronics Engineering49-
Mechanical Engineering13-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 7 completers-
Linguistics5-
Comparative Literature2-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics--
French Language and Literature--
Portuguese Language and Literature--
Spanish Language and Literature--
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)--
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics--
English Language and Literature [+] 5 completers-
English Language and Literature5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 32 completers-
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)1-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other)14-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography1-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)16-
Neuroscience--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 30 completers-
Mathematics8-
Applied Mathematics--
Statistics22-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 27 completers-
International/Global Studies2-
Data Science, Other25-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)--
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 11 completers-
Philosophy3-
Religion/Religious Studies8-
Physical Sciences [+] 32 completers-
Chemistry5-
Geology/Earth Science3-
Geophysics and Seismology--
Physics16-
Materials Science8-
Psychology [+] 17 completers-
Psychology--
Experimental Psychology4-
Psychology (other)13-
Social Sciences [+] 31 completers-
Anthropology3-
Economics--
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics12-
Geography5-
Political Science and Government7-
Sociology4-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 9 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts--
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1-
Fine/Studio Arts3-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1-
Music4-
Business [+] 36 completers-
Management Science23-
Actuarial Science13-
History [+] 3 completers-
History3-
Total530
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 9 completers-
Environmental Science9-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 4 completers-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies2-
Women's Studies2-
Communication and Journalism [+] 15 completers-
Communication8-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia7-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 13 completers-
Computer Science13-
Education [+] 15 completers$56,200
Education15$56,200
Educational Leadership and Administration--
Engineering [+] 61 completers-
Chemical Engineering15-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering37-
Mechanical Engineering9-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 14 completers-
Linguistics3-
Comparative Literature2-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics--
French Language and Literature--
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)4-
English Language and Literature [+] 4 completers-
English Language and Literature4-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 28 completers-
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)3-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other)7-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography8-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)8-
Neuroscience2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 18 completers-
Mathematics10-
Statistics8-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 completers-
International/Global Studies2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)--
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 11 completers-
Philosophy3-
Religion/Religious Studies8-
Physical Sciences [+] 85 completers-
Chemistry39-
Geology/Earth Science6-
Physics17-
Materials Science23-
Psychology [+] 24 completers-
Psychology--
Experimental Psychology14-
Psychology (other)10-
Social Sciences [+] 38 completers-
Anthropology6-
Economics--
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics11-
Geography9-
Political Science and Government4-
Sociology8-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 19 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts2-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation5-
Music11-
Business [+] 1 completers-
Management Science1-
History [+] 5 completers-
History5-
History (other)--
Total366
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 77 completers-
Education77-
Psychology [+] 2 completers-
Psychology (other)2-
Total79

Graduate Student Population at UCSB

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,961 students enrolled into University of California-Santa Barbara graduate schools where it has total 26,420 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,721 full-time and 240 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,545 male and 1,416 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
Total2,9611,5451,416
Full-time2,7211,4281,293
Part-tme240117123
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,107 White (37.39%), 106 Black/African American (3.58%), 346 Hispanic (11.69%), 347 Asian (11.72%), and 1,055 students with other races. 977 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,9611,5451,416
American Indian/Native American1459
Asian347173174
Black/African American1064066
Hispanic346156190
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander431
White1,107543564
Two More251015
Un-Known352312
Non-resident Alien977592385
University of California-Santa Barbara offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 286 graduate students (9.66% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,961
Enrolled Online Exclusively0
Enrolled Some Online Courses286
Not in Online Courses2,675
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of California-Santa Barbara. 814 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.49% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 26 students are aged above 50 (0.88%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of California-Santa Barbara.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,9611,5451,416
Age 18-19110
Age 20-21532825
Age 22-24761380381
Age 25-291,398767631
Age 30-34510256254
Age 35-391437271
Age 40-49692940
Age 50-64231112
Over 64312

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