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Graduate Programs at Cal Poly

Graduate Program 51 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 1,036
Offered Award Levels Master's
2025 Tuition & Fees $23,765

Graduate Programs Overview

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 51 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Total 1,036 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Cal Poly and 65 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $13,685 for California residents and $23,765 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 (51 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsNot reported.
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Tuition & Fees$13,685 California residents
$23,765 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment1,036 graduate students
65 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 51 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 Degree510
Total510

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $13,685 for California residents and $23,765 for students from other States at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 7.96% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$11,629$11,629$12,509$13,685
Out-of-State$21,133$21,257$22,013$23,765
* 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, 1,036 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 558 male and 478 female students. By attendance status, there are 739 full-time and 297 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total1,036478558
Full-time739334405
Part-time297144153
[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, 65 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 68 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 1,036 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total1,036
Online Exclusively65
In Some Online Classes68
Not In Online Classes903
[Chart] California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs