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Graduate Programs at San Francisco State

Graduate Program 83 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 3,119
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $19,450

Graduate Programs Overview

San Francisco State University offers 83 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Total 3,119 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at San Francisco State and 339 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,370 for California residents and $19,450 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at San Francisco State University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (78 programs)
Doctorate - Research (4 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsNot reported.
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Tuition & Fees$9,370 California residents
$19,450 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment3,119 graduate students
339 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 San Francisco State

It offers 83 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 Degree780
Post Master's Degree50
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship40
Doctor's degree - professional practice10
Total830

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,370 for California residents and $19,450 for students from other States at San Francisco State University. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.93% 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$8,738$8,738$8,858$9,370
Out-of-State$18,242$18,462$18,362$19,450
* 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] San Francisco State University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At San Francisco State University, 3,119 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 1,130 male and 1,989 female students. By attendance status, there are 2,003 full-time and 1,116 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total3,1191,9891,130
Full-time2,0031,282721
Part-time1,116707409
[Chart] San Francisco State University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At San Francisco State University, 339 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,062 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 3,119 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total3,119
Online Exclusively339
In Some Online Classes1,062
Not In Online Classes1,718
[Chart] San Francisco State University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs