California State University-East Bay
Hayward, California · Public
All 41 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 51 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $6,360 |
| $30k to $48k | $7,031 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,990 |
| $75k to $110k | $12,015 |
| $110k and up | $19,397 |
| All families (average) | $9,320 |
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.
41 of 92 programs could be assessed 45% 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 | $77,567 | +$40,591 | clears the bar | $16,125 | 0.4 yrs | 800 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,436 | +$17,460 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.9 yrs | 460 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,231 | +$31,255 | clears the bar | $17,190 | 0.5 yrs | 311 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $64,835 | +$27,859 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.5 yrs | 238 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,898 | +$20,922 | clears the bar | $17,516 | 0.8 yrs | 228 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $119,900 | +$82,924 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.1 yrs | 193 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,938 | +$19,962 | clears the bar | $18,854 | 0.9 yrs | 189 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,427 | +$25,451 | clears the bar | $17,757 | 0.7 yrs | 188 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $74,010 | +$37,034 | clears the bar | $18,272 | 0.5 yrs | 185 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $150,921 | +$113,945 | clears the bar | $14,747 | 0.1 yrs | 171 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $57,708 | +$20,732 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.9 yrs | 146 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $121,899 | +$84,923 | clears the bar | $29,439 | 0.3 yrs | 146 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $46,136 | +$9,160 | clears the bar | $16,625 | 1.8 yrs | 116 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $92,197 | +$55,221 | clears the bar | $37,140 | 0.7 yrs | 109 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $100,237 | +$63,261 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 79 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,755 | +$20,779 | clears the bar | $14,181 | 0.7 yrs | 73 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $96,198 | +$59,222 | clears the bar | $35,394 | 0.6 yrs | 61 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $99,879 | +$62,903 | clears the bar | $35,500 | 0.6 yrs | 59 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $85,452 | +$48,476 | clears the bar | $39,757 | 0.8 yrs | 58 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $53,147 | +$16,171 | clears the bar | $14,863 | 0.9 yrs | 57 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $74,406 1-year earnings | +$37,430 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 54 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $109,423 | +$72,447 | clears the bar | $22,151 | 0.3 yrs | 50 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $71,022 | +$34,046 | clears the bar | $18,322 | 0.5 yrs | 46 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $65,655 | +$28,679 | clears the bar | $18,579 | 0.6 yrs | 46 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $119,067 | +$82,091 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,227 | +$31,251 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,720 | +$25,744 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $65,217 | +$28,241 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.7 yrs | 39 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $67,387 1-year earnings | +$30,411 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $81,760 | +$44,784 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,145 | +$20,169 | clears the bar | $13,884 | 0.7 yrs | 32 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $93,943 | +$56,967 | clears the bar | $39,757 | 0.7 yrs | 32 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | $142,606 | +$105,630 | clears the bar | $25,847 | 0.2 yrs | 31 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,155 | +$30,179 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $103,608 | +$66,632 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $59,333 | +$22,357 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $154,918 | +$117,942 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $77,863 | +$40,887 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,793 | +$56,817 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $91,220 | +$54,244 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $58,885 | +$21,909 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 68 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 37 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Construction Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Hospitality Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| English | Master'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 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sustainability Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Anthropology | Master'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 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sociology | 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 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Health | 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.