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.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #712 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in California, CSUMB came in at #71.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 71.0% of the total graduate students at CSUMB are women and 29.0% are men.
About 54.1% of the graduate students who attend CSUMB are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 3.0% of graduate students hail from another country. 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,476 | $1,476 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at CSUMB is $61,490. That's good news for those graduates since it is 5% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of California State University - Monterey Bay.
Contact details for CSUMB are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001 |
| Phone: | 831-582-3000 |
| Website: | https://csumb.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/CSUMB |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/csumb |
About 58.8% of the graduate students at California State University - Monterey Bay took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 20.6% 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.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 150 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 12 |
| General Education | 68 |
| Instructional Media Design | 26 |
| Marine Science | 10 |
| Natural Resource Management | 1 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 13 |
| Social Work | 42 |
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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