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San Diego State University is a public institution located in San Diego, California. San Diego is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

1,586 Master's Degrees
157 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is San Diego State University?

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Contact details for SDSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-0001
Phone: 619-594-5200
Website: www.sdsu.edu

San Diego State University Graduate Student Diversity

5,163 Graduate Students
64% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,163 graduate students at SDSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 487
Black or African American 199
Hispanic or Latino 1,615
White 1,834
International Students 504
Other Races/Ethnicities 524

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at San Diego State University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at SDSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Kuwait.

Online Learning at San Diego State University

1,456 Took All Classes Online
20,812 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 20,812 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 56th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 0%
Engineering 12%

San Diego State University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Education 0 237 8 245
Teacher Education Grade Specific 12 193 0 205
Public Health 0 112 12 124
Social Work 2 107 0 109
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 5 54 38 97
Business Administration & Management 0 85 0 85
Student Counseling 0 84 0 84
Mental & Social Health Services 68 0 0 68
Communication Sciences 11 43 13 67
Hospitality Management 0 44 0 44
Communication & Media Studies 0 40 0 40
International Relations & National Security 0 39 0 39
Educational Administration 0 0 36 36
Computer Science 0 29 0 29
General Biology 0 17 8 25
Accounting 0 25 0 25
General Psychology 0 25 0 25
Writing Studies 1 23 0 24
Civil Engineering 0 20 1 21
Mechanical Engineering 0 20 0 20
Statistics 0 20 0 20
Electrical Engineering 0 19 0 19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 11 8 19
Urban & Regional Planning 0 18 0 18
Public Administration 0 18 0 18
Romance Languages 0 17 0 17
Nursing 0 17 0 17
History 0 17 0 17
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 15 0 15
Nutrition Science 0 15 0 15
Chemistry 0 10 5 15
General English Literature 0 13 0 13
Finance & Financial Management 12 0 0 12
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 2 10 0 12
Sociology 0 12 0 12
Drama & Theater Arts 0 12 0 12
Music 2 10 0 12
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 11 0 11
Computer Software & Applications 11 0 0 11
Ethnic Studies 1 10 0 11
Applied Mathematics 0 11 0 11
Multilingual Education 10 0 0 10
Criminology 0 10 0 10
Fine & Studio Arts 0 10 0 10
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 9 0 9
Mathematics 0 9 0 9
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 8 8
Teaching English or French 8 0 0 8
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 8 0 8
Economics 0 8 0 8
Geography & Cartography 0 7 1 8
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 7 0 7
Liberal Arts General Studies 1 6 0 7
Computational Science 1 2 4 7
Philosophy 0 7 0 7
Political Science & Government 0 7 0 7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 7 0 7
Other Engineering 0 0 6 6
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 6 0 0 6
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 6 0 6
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 5 1 6
Anthropology 0 5 0 5
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 4 4
Physics 0 4 0 4
Special Education 3 0 0 3
Information Technology 0 2 0 2
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 2 2
Computer Engineering 1 0 1 2
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 2 0 0 2
Allied Health Professions 2 0 0 2
Health & Physical Education 0 2 0 2
Manufacturing Engineering 0 1 0 1
Area Studies 0 1 0 1
Linguistics and Anthropology 1 0 0 1
Criminal Justice & Corrections 1 0 0 1
Other Social Sciences 0 0 1 1
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0
Construction Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Quality Control Technology 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0
Housing 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 163 1,586 157 1,906

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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