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Graduate Programs at Cal Poly

Graduate Program 50 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 974
Offered Award Levels Master's
2024 Tuition & Fees $22,013

Graduate Programs Overview

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 50 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Total 974 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Cal Poly and 67 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (50 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsNot reported.
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Tuition & Fees$12,509 California residents
$22,013 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment974 graduate students
67 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at Cal Poly

It offers 50 graduate programs through on-site (classroom) only. Through distance learning, it offers degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree500
Total500

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $12,509 for California residents and $22,013 for students from other States at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.56% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$11,505$11,505$11,753$12,509
Out-of-State$21,009$21,133$21,257$22,013
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 974 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 497 male and 477 female students. By attendance status, there are 712 full-time and 262 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total974477497
Full-time712384328
Part-time26293169
[Chart] California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 67 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 66 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 974 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total974
Online Exclusively67
In Some Online Classes66
Not In Online Classes841
[Chart] California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs