California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California · Private, nonprofit

Of 30 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 52 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,161
$30k to $48k	$23,668
$48k to $75k	$24,318
$75k to $110k	$29,303
$110k and up	$38,364
All families (average)	$30,109

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

30 of 82 programs could be assessed 37% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,153	+$22,177	clears the bar	$23,000	1.0 yrs	116
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$76,916	+$39,940	clears the bar	$23,000	0.6 yrs	112
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$150,979	+$114,003	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	93
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$59,820	+$22,844	clears the bar	$24,000	1.1 yrs	60
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,939	+$27,963	clears the bar	$22,587	0.8 yrs	59
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$82,204	+$45,228	clears the bar	$51,250	1.1 yrs	53
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,653	+$24,677	clears the bar	$20,802	0.8 yrs	52
Finance	Master's Degree	$101,050	+$64,074	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$31,963 1-year earnings	-$5,013	falls short	$18,250	insufficient data	38
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$60,806	+$23,830	clears the bar	$20,000	0.8 yrs	37
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,030	+$40,054	clears the bar	$21,750	0.5 yrs	33
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$68,901	+$31,925	clears the bar	$44,500	1.4 yrs	33
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$89,573	+$52,597	clears the bar	$22,078	0.4 yrs	28
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,310	+$46,334	clears the bar	$24,728	0.5 yrs	26
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,243	+$23,267	clears the bar	$19,750	0.8 yrs	24
Special Education	Master's Degree	$81,041	+$44,065	clears the bar	$14,600	0.3 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$95,459	+$58,483	clears the bar	$26,486	0.5 yrs	17
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$32,316	-$4,660	falls short	$25,990	insufficient data	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	$52,428	+$15,452	clears the bar	$24,000	1.6 yrs	11
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,998	+$31,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$68,806	+$31,830	clears the bar	$24,250	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$97,243	+$60,267	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$94,005	+$57,029	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$79,956	+$42,980	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$72,020	+$35,044	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$76,551	+$39,575	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$70,409	+$33,433	clears the bar	$22,875	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$72,291 1-year earnings	+$35,315	clears the bar	$181,467	5.1 yrs	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$63,433	+$26,457	clears the bar	$20,000	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$77,919	+$40,943	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$16,145	insufficient data	19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Finance	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.