California State University-Channel Islands

Camarillo, California · Public

Of 25 assessed programs, 24 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 19 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

Family incomeNet price per year
Under $30k$6,857
$30k to $48k$7,083
$48k to $75k$9,083
$75k to $110k$12,286
$110k and up$20,473
All families (average)$9,849

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.

25 of 44 programs could be assessed 57% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
ProgramDegreeMedian earningsvs a high-school gradVerdictMedian debtYears to repayRecent completers
PsychologyBachelor's Degree$48,789+$11,813clears the bar$15,0001.3 yrs356
Health SciencesBachelor's Degree$58,396+$21,420clears the bar$14,5000.7 yrs236
Business AdministrationBachelor's Degree$71,183+$34,207clears the bar$15,0000.4 yrs215
SociologyBachelor's Degree$56,855+$19,879clears the bar$14,7170.7 yrs127
Liberal Arts and General StudiesBachelor's Degree$54,015+$17,039clears the bar$17,8741.0 yrs116
Communications and MediaBachelor's Degree$59,332+$22,356clears the bar$13,4290.6 yrs103
BiologyBachelor's Degree$62,384+$25,408clears the bar$18,3750.7 yrs103
NursingBachelor's Degree$112,691+$75,715clears the bar$15,2380.2 yrs100
Education, OtherBachelor's Degree$49,106+$12,130clears the bar$14,4671.2 yrs78
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$100,887+$63,911clears the bar$18,7500.3 yrs66
Fine ArtsBachelor's Degree$45,548+$8,572clears the bar$13,0381.5 yrs55
EnglishBachelor's Degree$53,200+$16,224clears the bar$13,0000.8 yrs48
HistoryBachelor's Degree$42,229+$5,253clears the bar$15,8983.0 yrs48
Natural Resources and ConservationBachelor's Degree$31,938 1-year earnings-$5,038falls shortinsufficient datainsufficient data45
Business AdministrationMaster's Degree$120,833+$83,857clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data41
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$70,628+$33,652clears the bar$17,0620.5 yrs36
Political ScienceBachelor's Degree$58,306+$21,330clears the bar$15,5200.7 yrs36
ChemistryBachelor's Degree$58,498+$21,522clears the bar$21,2501.0 yrs25
BiotechnologyMaster's Degree$110,845+$73,869clears the bar$30,8610.4 yrs23
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$50,202+$13,226clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data21
Computer and Information ScienceBachelor's Degree$45,552 1-year earnings+$8,576clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data15
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree$51,951+$14,975clears the bar$19,3751.3 yrs13
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$71,662+$34,686clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data13
Educational AdministrationMaster's Degree$77,497+$40,521clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data0
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's Degree$67,558+$30,582clears the bar$19,2090.6 yrsinsufficient data
Computer ScienceMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data17
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data14
EducationMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data14
Engineering, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data10
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data10
MathematicsMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data6
International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data5
Liberal Arts and General StudiesGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
PhysicsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Business AdministrationGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
DanceBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and AudiologyMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
NursingGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
NursingMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
FinanceBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient 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.