California State University, Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California, United States

A public university in Bakersfield, founded in 1965, where 473 of its 10,000 students come from abroad.

Ranking

Regional Universities West #31 · U.S. News & World Report · 2026

Programs

46 — 36 Bachelor's · 10 Master's

Tuition from

$13,886 — a year · Master's

Students

10,000

International students

473 — 5% of students

Founded

1965

Master's tuition

$13,886 to $15,506 a year (10 programs)

Bachelor's tuition

$17,204 a year

First year for a Master's

$29,386 (≈ NPR 39.4 lakh) — tuition, living costs, health cover, books and supplies

First year for a Bachelor's

$32,704 (≈ NPR 43.8 lakh) — tuition, living costs, health cover, books and supplies

Intakes (typical)

January, August

Work after a Master's

1 year — OPT

Work after a Bachelor's

1 year — OPT

Work while studying

20 hours a week, on campus — F-1 student visa

Programs at California State University, Bakersfield

46 programs: 10 postgraduate and 36 undergraduate.

• M.A. in English
• M.A. in History
• M.A. in Spanish
• Master of Public Administration
• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
• M.S. in Biology
• M.S. in Counseling Psychology
• M.S. in Geology
• M.S. in Health Care Administration
• Bachelors of Art
• B.A. in Anthropology
• B.A. in Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies
• B.A. in Communications
• B.A. in Criminal Justice
• B.A. in English
• B.A. in Geology
• B.A. in History
• B.A. in Human Biological Sciences
• B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies
• B.A. in Liberal Studies
• B.A. in Music
• B.A. in Philosophy
• B.A. in Political Science
• B.A. in Psychology
• B.A. in Public Administration
• B.A. in Religious Studies
• B.A. in Sociology
• B.A. in Spanish
• B.A. in Theatre
• B.S. in Agricultural Business
• B.S. in Biochemistry
• B.S. in Biology
• B.S. in Business Administration
• B.S. in Chemistry
• B.S. in Computer Engineering
• B.S. in Computer Science
• B.S. in Economics
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering
• B.S. in Engineering Sciences
• B.S. in Environmental Resource Management
• B.S. in Geology
• B.S. in Kinesiology
• B.S. in Mathematics
• B.S. in Physics
• B.S. in Public Health

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