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. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., California State University - San Marcos landed the #751 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in California, CSUSM came in at #73.
The total graduate student population at CSUSM is made up of 69.9% women and 30.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 50.9% of the graduate student population at CSUSM. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 6.4% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,985 | $1,985 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from CSUSM enter careers with an average starting salary of $66,290. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 13% higher than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for CSUSM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 |
| Phone: | 760-750-4000 |
| Website: | www.csusm.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/csusm |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/csusmnews |
Around 46.0% of CSUSM graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 29.3% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
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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