California State University-Chico
Chico, California · Public
Graduate earnings
59of 59 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year).
59 of 85 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 26: 20 with no earnings published and 6 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 37 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$14,480 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$14,480 a year
About $57,920 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical California high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
66 of 122 programs could be assessed 54% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $72,651 | +$35,675 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 0.5 yrs | 503 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,621 | +$15,645 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.0 yrs | 313 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,008 | +$18,032 | clears the bar | $15,688 | 0.9 yrs | 184 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $52,978 | +$16,002 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.3 yrs | 180 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,323 | +$15,347 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.9 yrs | 158 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,464 | +$21,488 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.7 yrs | 152 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $45,3391-year earnings | +$8,363 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $20,500 | 2.5 yrs | 122 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $109,161 | +$72,185 | above HS line | $18,750 | 0.3 yrs | 122 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $88,6481-year earnings | +$51,672 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $20,761 | 0.4 yrs | 116 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $117,543 | +$80,567 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.2 yrs | 113 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $48,474 | +$11,498 | clears the bar | $17,606 | 1.5 yrs | 98 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,391 | +$21,415 | clears the bar | $16,125 | 0.8 yrs | 94 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $71,726 | +$34,750 | clears the bar | $17,600 | 0.5 yrs | 89 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,555 | +$56,579 | clears the bar | $22,353 | 0.4 yrs | 88 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $44,629 | +$7,653 | clears the bar | $18,227 | 2.4 yrs | 85 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $91,059 | +$54,083 | clears the bar | $18,972 | 0.4 yrs | 78 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $65,198 | +$28,222 | clears the bar | $11,250 | 0.4 yrs | 69 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,293 | +$24,317 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.8 yrs | 67 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $127,498 | +$90,522 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.2 yrs | 66 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $57,146 | +$20,170 | clears the bar | $15,829 | 0.8 yrs | 63 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,472 | +$55,496 | clears the bar | $21,125 | 0.4 yrs | 58 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $49,189 | +$12,213 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.2 yrs | 56 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $45,468 | +$8,492 | clears the bar | $14,990 | 1.8 yrs | 54 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $62,855 | +$25,879 | clears the bar | $16,148 | 0.6 yrs | 54 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $61,369 | +$24,393 | clears the bar | $14,750 | 0.6 yrs | 52 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $50,845 | +$13,869 | clears the bar | $13,987 | 1.0 yrs | 52 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,765 | +$22,789 | clears the bar | $17,886 | 0.8 yrs | 49 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,351 | +$12,375 | clears the bar | $16,838 | 1.4 yrs | 47 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,153 | +$6,177 | clears the bar | $18,263 | 3.0 yrs | 45 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $72,273 | +$35,297 | above HS line | $18,968 | 0.5 yrs | 44 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,269 | +$5,293 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 4.4 yrs | 44 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,891 | +$40,915 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.4 yrs | 36 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,146 | +$22,170 | clears the bar | $17,272 | 0.8 yrs | 34 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $103,272 | +$66,296 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.3 yrs | 30 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $69,531 | +$32,555 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 29 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,675 | +$30,699 | clears the bar | $18,300 | 0.6 yrs | 27 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $81,397 | +$44,421 | above HS line | $30,000 | 0.7 yrs | 27 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $75,000 | +$38,024 | above HS line | $34,125 | 0.9 yrs | 24 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,629 | +$31,653 | clears the bar | $13,826 | 0.4 yrs | 22 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $63,358 | +$26,382 | clears the bar | $18,618 | 0.7 yrs | 21 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,818 | +$4,842 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 3.4 yrs | 17 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $69,500 | +$32,524 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $74,888 | +$37,912 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.6 yrs | 16 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $86,430 | +$49,454 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.4 yrs | 15 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $58,2761-year earnings | +$21,300 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,144 | +$19,168 | clears the bar | $17,200 | 0.9 yrs | 13 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,367 | +$23,391 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.9 yrs | 11 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $68,840 | +$31,864 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,150 | +$15,174 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.0 yrs | 10 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,345 | +$60,369 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $55,102 | +$18,126 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $54,714 | +$17,738 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $69,303 | +$32,327 | clears the bar | $19,331 | 0.6 yrs | 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 | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $69,2691-year earnings | +$32,293 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $64,943 | +$27,967 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $69,432 | +$32,456 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $106,225 | +$69,249 | clears the bar | $18,822 | 0.3 yrs | not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,491 | +$14,515 | clears the bar | $17,375 | 1.2 yrs | not published |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,993 | +$5,017 | clears the bar | $16,722 | 3.3 yrs | not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $61,230 | +$24,254 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.8 yrs | not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,274 | +$27,298 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,921 | +$30,945 | clears the bar | $15,375 | 0.5 yrs | not published |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $85,612 | +$48,636 | clears the bar | $16,875 | 0.3 yrs | not published |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $108,021 | +$71,045 | clears the bar | $19,341 | 0.3 yrs | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 55 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Leisure and Recreational Activities | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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