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.
In College Factual's 2023 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., California State University - Fullerton landed the #498 spot out of the 1151 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, Cal State Fullerton took the #56 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Cal State Fullerton was ranked #224 in the 2023 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
Cal State Fullerton also ranked #30 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.
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.
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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 |
Around 99.5% of Cal State Fullerton graduate students took at least one course online during the 2019-2020 academic year. For that same period, 95.2% 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.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 49 |
| Anthropology | 9 |
| Area Studies | 8 |
| Business Administration & Management | 137 |
| Chemistry | 6 |
| Civil Engineering | 45 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 23 |
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
| Computer Engineering | 89 |
| Computer Information Systems | 62 |
| Computer Science | 89 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 12 |
| Economics | 7 |
| Electrical Engineering | 20 |
| Environmental Engineering | 28 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 18 |
| General Biology | 14 |
| General Education | 255 |
| General English Literature | 25 |
| General Psychology | 21 |
| Geography & Cartography | 3 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 1 |
| Gerontology | 16 |
| Health & Physical Education | 37 |
| History | 25 |
| Instructional Media Design | 129 |
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 11 |
| Mathematics | 17 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 16 |
| Music | 24 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 17 |
| Nursing | 50 |
| Physics | 7 |
| Political Science & Government | 9 |
| Public Administration | 33 |
| Public Health | 26 |
| Romance Languages | 1 |
| Social Work | 107 |
| Sociology | 13 |
| Statistics | 25 |
| Student Counseling | 46 |
| Taxation | 15 |
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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