2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at San Diego State graduate schools is $9,724 for California residents and $19,228 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 0.61% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at San Diego State.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
San Diego State 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$8,944$7,176$1,768$18,448$16,680$1,768
2021$9,154$7,176$1,978$18,658$16,680$1,978
2022$9,570$7,176$2,394$19,074$16,680$2,394
2023$9,608$7,176$2,432$19,112$16,680$2,432
2024$9,724$7,176$2,548$19,228$16,680$2,548
San Diego State 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$0$396
2021$0$396
2022$0$396
2023$0$396
2024-$1$396
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$17,752$3,291$13,533$3,742
2021$18,531$2,910$13,860$3,515
2022$19,330$2,927$15,375$3,654
2023$19,714$3,076$16,144$3,838
2024$21,630$3,244$17,110$5,140

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at San Diego State University offers 247 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Doctorate (Other), Post BS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 2 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's861
Doctorate (Research)230
Doctorate (Professional)20
Doctorate (Other)20
Post-BS Certificate401
Total2472
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At San Diego State, there are 37,402 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 5,208 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,877 male and 3,331 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.56 to 1. San Diego State University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 524 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native16610
Asian485146339
Black or African American20470134
Hispanic1,7485421,206
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321022
White1,6766391,037
Two or More Races24986163
Race/Ethnicity Unknown21885133
Total 5,2081,8773,331