2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at San Francisco State graduate schools is $8,858 for California residents and $18,362 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has decreased by 0.99% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at San Francisco State.
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
San Francisco State 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$8,700$7,176$1,524$18,204$16,680$1,524
2021$8,440$7,176$1,264$17,944$16,680$1,264
2022$8,738$7,176$1,562$18,242$16,680$1,562
2023$8,958$7,176$1,782$18,462$16,680$1,782
2024$8,858$7,176$1,682$18,362$16,680$1,682
San Francisco State 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$0$396
2021$0$396
2022$0$396
2023$0$396
2024$0$394
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$15,151$2,568$16,189$3,291
2021$15,949$3,152$17,921$4,250
2022$15,950$3,133$18,270$4,025
2023$17,955$2,547$18,999$4,203
2024$17,955$3,978$19,431$6,192

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at San Francisco State University offers 229 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Doctorate (Other), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, 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's720
Doctorate (Research)40
Doctorate (Professional)10
Doctorate (Other)20
Post-BS Certificate580
Post-MS Certificate50
Total2290
Post-graduateMaster's

Graduate Student Population

At San Francisco State, there are 25,282 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 3,321 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,185 male and 2,136 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.55 to 1. San Francisco State University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 508 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 Native844
Asian690219471
Black or African American17048122
Hispanic811261550
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1147
White974363611
Two or More Races15146105
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1708189
Total 3,3211,1852,136