California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, California · Public
Of 43 assessed programs, 40 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 63 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $7,303 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,090 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,855 |
| $75k to $110k | $12,323 |
| $110k and up | $18,947 |
| All families (average) | $8,615 |
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.
43 of 106 programs could be assessed 41% 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 | $63,662 | +$26,686 | clears the bar | $14,728 | 0.6 yrs | 591 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,742 | +$15,766 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.8 yrs | 576 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,100 | +$18,124 | clears the bar | $14,939 | 0.8 yrs | 286 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $57,727 | +$20,751 | clears the bar | $12,363 | 0.6 yrs | 249 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $44,654 | +$7,678 | clears the bar | $11,125 | 1.4 yrs | 243 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $62,164 | +$25,188 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.6 yrs | 190 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $118,588 | +$81,612 | clears the bar | $10,000 | 0.1 yrs | 181 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $51,185 | +$14,209 | clears the bar | $15,483 | 1.1 yrs | 149 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $77,851 | +$40,875 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.5 yrs | 119 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $38,798 1-year earnings | +$1,822 | clears the bar | $13,375 | 7.3 yrs | 115 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $84,628 | +$47,652 | clears the bar | $38,800 | 0.8 yrs | 98 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,405 | +$17,429 | clears the bar | $18,005 | 1.0 yrs | 88 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,603 | +$22,627 | clears the bar | $16,589 | 0.7 yrs | 82 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,788 | +$37,812 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.5 yrs | 71 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $89,849 | +$52,873 | clears the bar | $40,750 | 0.8 yrs | 67 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $83,346 | +$46,370 | clears the bar | $39,187 | 0.8 yrs | 66 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $109,642 | +$72,666 | clears the bar | $19,579 | 0.3 yrs | 62 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $55,081 | +$18,105 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 61 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $151,224 | +$114,248 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.2 yrs | 50 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $115,100 | +$78,124 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 46 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $95,089 | +$58,113 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | $120,947 1-year earnings | +$83,971 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $68,008 | +$31,032 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 0.6 yrs | 38 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,558 | +$22,582 | clears the bar | $11,093 | 0.5 yrs | 37 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $36,326 | -$650 | falls short | $12,969 | insufficient data | 33 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $68,900 | +$31,924 | clears the bar | $12,343 | 0.4 yrs | 32 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $75,412 | +$38,436 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 31 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $27,975 1-year earnings | -$9,001 | falls short | $11,490 | insufficient data | 28 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $84,789 | +$47,813 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $25,920 1-year earnings | -$11,056 | falls short | $13,329 | insufficient data | 18 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $95,683 | +$58,707 | clears the bar | $39,618 | 0.7 yrs | 16 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $48,430 | +$11,454 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $57,478 | +$20,502 | clears the bar | $17,157 | 0.8 yrs | 12 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $97,035 | +$60,059 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 11 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $64,677 | +$27,701 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | $73,558 | +$36,582 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $52,965 | +$15,989 | clears the bar | $13,750 | 0.9 yrs | 0 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | $68,126 | +$31,150 | clears the bar | $42,926 | 1.4 yrs | insufficient data |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $57,245 | +$20,269 | clears the bar | $12,879 | 0.6 yrs | insufficient data |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $50,686 | +$13,710 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 1.2 yrs | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $59,094 | +$22,118 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $51,549 | +$14,573 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.9 yrs | insufficient data |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $89,284 | +$52,308 | clears the bar | $65,500 | 1.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 151 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 128 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 68 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Music | Bachelor'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 | 7 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Educational Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| School Counseling | 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 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Marketing | Master'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.