2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at CalArts graduate schools is $41,790 in average over all graduate programs. The tuition & fees has decreased by 0.76% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at CalArts.
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
CalArts 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearTotalTuitionFees
2020$51,466$50,850$616
2021$53,466$52,850$616
2022$53,466$52,850$616
2023$55,056$54,440$616
2024$41,790$41,140$650
CalArts 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearTuition Per Credit Hour
2020$1,695
2021$1,762
2022$1,762
2023$1,815
2024$1,378
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$12,524$7,400$16,000$7,400
2021$12,809$7,656$16,000$7,656
2022$12,135$7,826$16,000$7,826
2023$12,446$8,708$17,600$8,708
2024$12,820$6,826$18,600$9,045

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at California Institute of the Arts offers 34 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), degrees/programs.
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's180
Doctorate (Research)10
Total340
Master'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At CalArts, there are 1,440 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 500 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 180 male and 320 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.56 to 1.
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 Native330
Asian29722
Black or African American261115
Hispanic452421
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White1587682
Two or More Races18711
Race/Ethnicity Unknown17215
Total 500180320