Graduate Schools at Chico State
California State University-Chico is a Public, 4 years school located in Chico, CA. It is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.
The 2025 graduate tuition & fees of Chico State graduate schools is $9,996 for California residents and $20,076 for out-of-state. Its tuition is similar to the average graduate tuition of other public graduate schools (Master's College and University (larger programs)), which is $17,632.
Total 1,465 students have enrolled in graduate schools at California State University-Chico and, of that, 515 graduate school students enrolled online exclusively.
California State University-Chico offers 36 graduate programs and 2 graduate programs are available through distance learning (online classes).
2025 Tuition & fees
The 2025 graduate tuition & fees at Chico State graduate schools is $9,996 for California residents and $20,076 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 5.65% from last year. The following tables show the 2025 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Chico State.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
| Year | California Residents | Out-of-State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Tuition | Fees | Total | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2021 | $9,298 | $7,176 | $2,122 | $18,802 | $16,680 | $2,122 |
| 2022 | $9,298 | $7,176 | $2,122 | $18,802 | $16,680 | $2,122 |
| 2023 | $9,406 | $7,176 | $2,230 | $18,910 | $16,680 | $2,230 |
| 2024 | $9,498 | $7,176 | $2,322 | $19,002 | $16,680 | $2,322 |
| 2025 | $9,996 | $7,608 | $2,388 | $20,076 | $17,688 | $2,388 |
| Year | California Residents | Out-of-State |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | $396 |
| 2022 | $0 | $396 |
| 2023 | $0 | $396 |
| 2024 | -$1 | $396 |
| 2025 | $0 | $420 |
| Year | On-Campus | Off-Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room & Board | Other Expenses | Room & Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2021 | $13,500 | $2,174 | $11,314 | $2,598 |
| 2022 | $14,838 | $2,236 | $12,208 | $2,728 |
| 2023 | $15,212 | $2,334 | $12,724 | $2,848 |
| 2024 | $16,020 | $2,894 | $11,280 | $4,668 |
| 2025 | $16,500 | $3,020 | $11,644 | $4,876 |
Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs
The graduate schools at California State University-Chico offers 118 major programs through Master's, degrees/programs. Of that, 1 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.
| Number of Graduate Programs | Number of Online Graduate Programs | |
|---|---|---|
| Master's | 36 | 1 |
| Total | 118 | 1 |
| Program Name | Number of Completers |
|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 122 |
| Social Work | 44 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 27 |
| Computer Science | 25 |
| Psychology | 24 |
Graduate Student Population
At Chico State, there are 15,257 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 1,465 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 520 male and 945 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.55 to 1. California State University-Chico offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 515 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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Asian | 71 | 27 | 44 |
| Black or African American | 33 | 12 | 21 |
| Hispanic | 417 | 122 | 295 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| White | 658 | 205 | 453 |
| Two or More Races | 59 | 23 | 36 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 72 | 23 | 49 |
| Total | 1,465 | 520 | 945 |
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