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California Institute of Technology Graduate School Report

1,339 Graduate Students
$58,443 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
20.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Find out more about how California Institute of Technology Graduate School ranks, how diverse it is, what graduate degree programs are offered, and other essential facts below. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.

California Institute of Technology Graduate School Rankings

#16 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#14 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

Each year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.

Best Master's Degree Schools Badge

Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

California Institute of Technology landed the #16 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking. This means that the school is among the Top 5% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. For this achievement, Caltech received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.

 
Best Doctorate Degree Schools Badge

Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

Caltech was ranked #14 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. This means that the school is among the Top 5% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. Caltech was awarded this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.

In addition, Caltech took the #4 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.

 

California Institute of Technology Graduate Student Diversity

1,339 Graduate Students
31.9% Women
20.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
California Institute of Technology was the school of choice for 1,339 graduate students in the last year for which we have data. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.

Caltech Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

The total graduate student population at Caltech is made up of 31.9% women and 68.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.

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Caltech Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 20.8% of the graduate student population at Caltech. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 45.9% of graduate students hail from another country. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.

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Caltech Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$58,443 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
The average tuition per credit hour for part-time graduate students at California Institute of Technology is $522. There is no discount for in-state students.

The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$56,364$56,364
Fees$2,079$2,079

Average Salary of Caltech Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$59,996 Avg Salary (Doctorate)

Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Caltech enter careers with an average starting salary of $59,996. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 20% lower than the national average of $75,260.

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Location of California Institute of Technology Graduate School

California State
Midsize City Campus Setting
Private Public/Private
California Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The city atmosphere of Pasadena makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Get more details about the location of California Institute of Technology.

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Contact details for Caltech are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone:626-395-6811
Website:www.caltech.edu/
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/californiainstituteoftechnology
Twitter:http://twitter.com/caltech

California Institute of Technology Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering3
Astronomy & Astrophysics16
Biomedical Engineering2
Chemical Engineering4
Chemistry1
Economics2
Electrical Engineering26
Engineering Mechanics3
Engineering Physics9
Environmental Engineering10
General Biology1
Geological & Earth Sciences14
Materials Engineering7
Mathematics & Computer Science1
Physics8

California Institute of Technology Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering11
Applied Mathematics2
Astronomy & Astrophysics7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology4
Biomedical Engineering11
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences1
Chemical Engineering9
Chemistry22
Civil Engineering2
Computer Science1
Electrical Engineering11
Engineering Mechanics1
Engineering Physics7
Environmental Engineering2
General Biology12
Genetics1
Geological & Earth Sciences14
Materials Engineering8
Mathematics7
Mathematics & Computer Science4
Mechanical Engineering16
Neurobiology & Neurosciences7
Physics21
Systems Engineering3

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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