California State University-Chico
Chico, California · Public
All 66 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 56 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,902 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,099 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,961 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,506 |
| $110k and up | $23,566 |
| All families (average) | $14,480 |
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.
66 of 122 programs could be assessed 54% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $72,651 | +$35,675 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 0.5 yrs | 585 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,621 | +$15,645 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.0 yrs | 346 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,008 | +$18,032 | clears the bar | $15,688 | 0.9 yrs | 216 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $52,978 | +$16,002 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.3 yrs | 196 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,323 | +$15,347 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.9 yrs | 162 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,464 | +$21,488 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.7 yrs | 139 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $117,543 | +$80,567 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.2 yrs | 127 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $45,339 1-year earnings | +$8,363 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 2.5 yrs | 120 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,391 | +$21,415 | clears the bar | $16,125 | 0.8 yrs | 114 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $44,629 | +$7,653 | clears the bar | $18,227 | 2.4 yrs | 102 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,765 | +$22,789 | clears the bar | $17,886 | 0.8 yrs | 101 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $88,648 1-year earnings | +$51,672 | clears the bar | $20,761 | 0.4 yrs | 95 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,472 | +$55,496 | clears the bar | $21,125 | 0.4 yrs | 88 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $71,726 | +$34,750 | clears the bar | $17,600 | 0.5 yrs | 87 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $127,498 | +$90,522 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.2 yrs | 81 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $65,198 | +$28,222 | clears the bar | $11,250 | 0.4 yrs | 77 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $91,059 | +$54,083 | clears the bar | $18,972 | 0.4 yrs | 77 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,293 | +$24,317 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.8 yrs | 76 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $49,189 | +$12,213 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.2 yrs | 75 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,555 | +$56,579 | clears the bar | $22,353 | 0.4 yrs | 72 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $48,474 | +$11,498 | clears the bar | $17,606 | 1.5 yrs | 67 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $57,146 | +$20,170 | clears the bar | $15,829 | 0.8 yrs | 66 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $109,161 | +$72,185 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.3 yrs | 62 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,269 | +$5,293 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 4.4 yrs | 61 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $50,845 | +$13,869 | clears the bar | $13,987 | 1.0 yrs | 58 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $45,468 | +$8,492 | clears the bar | $14,990 | 1.8 yrs | 58 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,855 | +$25,879 | clears the bar | $16,148 | 0.6 yrs | 58 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,351 | +$12,375 | clears the bar | $16,838 | 1.4 yrs | 53 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,146 | +$22,170 | clears the bar | $17,272 | 0.8 yrs | 52 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,369 | +$24,393 | clears the bar | $14,750 | 0.6 yrs | 48 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $63,358 | +$26,382 | clears the bar | $18,618 | 0.7 yrs | 44 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $72,273 | +$35,297 | clears the bar | $18,968 | 0.5 yrs | 43 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,153 | +$6,177 | clears the bar | $18,263 | 3.0 yrs | 42 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,891 | +$40,915 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $103,272 | +$66,296 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.3 yrs | 34 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,675 | +$30,699 | clears the bar | $18,300 | 0.6 yrs | 33 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $69,303 | +$32,327 | clears the bar | $19,331 | 0.6 yrs | 31 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $86,430 | +$49,454 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $75,000 | +$38,024 | clears the bar | $34,125 | 0.9 yrs | 28 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $69,531 | +$32,555 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 25 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,367 | +$23,391 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.9 yrs | 25 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $81,397 | +$44,421 | clears the bar | $30,000 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,818 | +$4,842 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 3.4 yrs | 23 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,144 | +$19,168 | clears the bar | $17,200 | 0.9 yrs | 23 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $74,888 | +$37,912 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.6 yrs | 19 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $69,500 | +$32,524 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $68,840 | +$31,864 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,629 | +$31,653 | clears the bar | $13,826 | 0.4 yrs | 15 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $58,276 1-year earnings | +$21,300 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,150 | +$15,174 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.0 yrs | 14 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,345 | +$60,369 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $54,714 | +$17,738 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $55,102 | +$18,126 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $60,296 | +$23,320 | clears the bar | $22,358 | 1.0 yrs | 0 |
| Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $65,151 | +$28,175 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $69,269 1-year earnings | +$32,293 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $64,943 | +$27,967 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $69,432 | +$32,456 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $106,225 | +$69,249 | clears the bar | $18,822 | 0.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,491 | +$14,515 | clears the bar | $17,375 | 1.2 yrs | insufficient data |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,993 | +$5,017 | clears the bar | $16,722 | 3.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,230 | +$24,254 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.8 yrs | insufficient data |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,274 | +$27,298 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,921 | +$30,945 | clears the bar | $15,375 | 0.5 yrs | insufficient data |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $85,612 | +$48,636 | clears the bar | $16,875 | 0.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $108,021 | +$71,045 | clears the bar | $19,341 | 0.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 90 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | 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.