by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
California State University - Fullerton landed the #475 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.
In addition, Cal State Fullerton took the #54 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Cal State Fullerton took the #207 spot on the list.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California, Cal State Fullerton came in at #29.
The total graduate student population at Cal State Fullerton is made up of 62.2% women and 37.8% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 56.0% of the graduate student population at Cal State Fullerton. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Cal State Fullerton. Around 9.9% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,234 | $1,234 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $60,447. That's about 3% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Doctorate degree recipients from Cal State Fullerton earn an average salary of $129,790 during the early years of their career. That's good news for those graduates since it is 72% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of California State University - Fullerton.
Contact details for Cal State Fullerton are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831-3599 |
| Phone: | 657-278-2593 |
| Website: | www.fullerton.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/CSUFofficial |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/csuf |
In 2020-2021, 65.4% of the graduate students at California State University - Fullerton took at least one class online. For that same period, 25.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 41 |
| Nursing | 26 |
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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