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California State University - San Marcos is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. CSUSM is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

473 Master's Degrees

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California State University - San Marcos Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

CSUSM has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#27 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSUSM.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#35 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#50 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#58 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSUSM has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#9 Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#9 Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#79 Best Healthcare Schools Healthcare Degree Search
#158 Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#210 Best Registered Nursing Schools College Factual
#240 Best Nursing Schools College Factual

Where Is California State University - San Marcos?

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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

California State University - San Marcos Graduate Student Diversity

1,327 Graduate Students
70% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,327 graduate students at CSUSM, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - San Marcos graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 111
Black or African American 52
Hispanic or Latino 444
White 492
International Students 85
Other Races/Ethnicities 143

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - San Marcos. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at CSUSM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at California State University - San Marcos

16,183 Took All Classes Online
16,353 Took At Least One Class Online
962.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 16,353 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUSM has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 38th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUSM

The following table shows how CSUSM is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Technology #34 #93
Sociology #37 #40

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUSM

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at California State University - San Marcos was $9,157 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,661. The following table shows how CSUSM is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Technology #18 #95
Computer & Information Sciences #21 #70
Education #46 #140
Educational Administration #46 #145

Online Growth Rankings of CSUSM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - San Marcos was 962.2%. This is the #85 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUSM regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CSUSM majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Information Technology 50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSUSM ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSUSM.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Information Technology #1
Communication Sciences #1
Computer & Information Sciences #4
Educational Administration #7
Health Professions #15
Education #25

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - San Marcos Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 75 75
Social Work 0 58 58
Communication Sciences 16 37 53
Public Health 0 50 50
Computer Science 0 48 48
General Education 0 43 43
Special Education 0 27 27
Nursing 0 27 27
Biotechnology 0 23 23
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 17 17
Information Technology 0 12 12
General Biology 0 11 11
Health & Physical Education 0 10 10
General English Literature 0 9 9
General Psychology 0 9 9
Sociology 0 8 8
Mathematics 0 4 4
Romance Languages 0 3 3
History 0 2 2
Accounting 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0
TOTAL 16 473 489

References

*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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