2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 graduate tuition & fees at CSUN graduate schools is $8,982 for California residents and $19,062 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 5.71% from last year. The following tables show the 2025 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at CSUN.
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
CSUN 2025 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2021$8,451$7,176$1,275$17,955$16,680$1,275
2022$8,477$7,176$1,301$17,981$16,680$1,301
2023$8,503$7,176$1,327$18,007$16,680$1,327
2024$8,529$7,176$1,353$18,033$16,680$1,353
2025$8,982$7,608$1,374$19,062$17,688$1,374
CSUN 2025 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$0$396
2022$0$396
2023$0$396
2024-$1$396
2025$0$420
2025 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2021$11,662$3,152$17,322$4,338
2022$11,502$3,132$18,962$4,366
2023$11,848$3,272$19,728$4,326
2024$12,648$3,244$20,306$4,430
2025$13,804$3,390$21,350$5,616

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at California State University-Northridge offers 168 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 10 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.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's729
Doctorate (Research)20
Doctorate (Professional)30
Post-BS Certificate150
Total16810
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At CSUN, there are 38,313 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 5,557 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 2,101 male and 3,456 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.61 to 1. California State University-Northridge offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,204 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.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native523
Asian419175244
Black or African American16857111
Hispanic2,1136511,462
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White1,172474698
Two or More Races1303892
Race/Ethnicity Unknown867242625
Total 5,5572,1013,456