California State University-Fresno

Fresno, California · Public

Of 77 assessed programs, 74 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 70 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,105
$30k to $48k	$5,429
$48k to $75k	$7,196
$75k to $110k	$10,291
$110k and up	$16,899
All families (average)	$7,000

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.

77 of 147 programs could be assessed 52% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,133	+$27,157	clears the bar	$15,800	0.6 yrs	655
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,526	+$14,550	clears the bar	$13,990	1.0 yrs	552
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,436	+$21,460	clears the bar	$13,414	0.6 yrs	529
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,647	+$11,671	clears the bar	$9,908	0.8 yrs	399
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$54,849	+$17,873	clears the bar	$14,426	0.8 yrs	231
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$111,278	+$74,302	clears the bar	$17,966	0.2 yrs	177
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,407	+$12,431	clears the bar	$11,000	0.9 yrs	164
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,728	+$13,752	clears the bar	$15,500	1.1 yrs	157
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$76,268	+$39,292	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	149
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,835	+$14,859	clears the bar	$17,143	1.2 yrs	140
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$56,038	+$19,062	clears the bar	$12,345	0.6 yrs	111
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$66,610	+$29,634	clears the bar	$25,045	0.8 yrs	110
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$67,731	+$30,755	clears the bar	$13,279	0.4 yrs	109
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,788	+$14,812	clears the bar	$14,915	1.0 yrs	94
History	Bachelor's Degree	$51,676	+$14,700	clears the bar	$18,497	1.3 yrs	94
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,223	+$10,247	clears the bar	$13,797	1.3 yrs	90
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$53,579	+$16,603	clears the bar	$17,500	1.1 yrs	88
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,002	+$51,026	clears the bar	$12,940	0.3 yrs	79
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$62,475	+$25,499	clears the bar	$15,000	0.6 yrs	71
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$111,334	+$74,358	clears the bar	$37,198	0.5 yrs	71
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,627	+$50,651	clears the bar	$15,267	0.3 yrs	70
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,878	+$2,902	clears the bar	$15,409	5.3 yrs	65
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,225	+$27,249	clears the bar	$16,500	0.6 yrs	63
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$77,034	+$40,058	clears the bar	$11,731	0.3 yrs	63
Education	Master's Degree	$69,523	+$32,547	clears the bar	$20,000	0.6 yrs	62
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,298	+$25,322	clears the bar	$11,749	0.5 yrs	59
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$45,063	+$8,087	clears the bar	$9,241	1.1 yrs	56
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$71,490	+$34,514	clears the bar	$18,480	0.5 yrs	52
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$38,397	+$1,421	clears the bar	$19,735	13.9 yrs	52
Special Education	Master's Degree	$71,787 1-year earnings	+$34,811	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$97,033	+$60,057	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	49
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,664	+$18,688	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,336	+$19,360	clears the bar	$14,061	0.7 yrs	44
Social Work	Master's Degree	$80,905	+$43,929	clears the bar	$23,688	0.5 yrs	44
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$79,189 1-year earnings	+$42,213	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$128,028	+$91,052	clears the bar	$55,954	0.6 yrs	39
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$95,072	+$58,096	clears the bar	$13,750	0.2 yrs	36
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$42,807 1-year earnings	+$5,831	clears the bar	$10,518	1.8 yrs	35
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$34,320	-$2,656	falls short	$12,413	insufficient data	34
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,749	+$29,773	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$103,896	+$66,920	clears the bar	$24,000	0.4 yrs	30
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,187	+$12,211	clears the bar	$15,000	1.2 yrs	30
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$108,038	+$71,062	clears the bar	$25,875	0.4 yrs	29
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$26,380 1-year earnings	-$10,596	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$42,337	+$5,361	clears the bar	$13,824	2.6 yrs	28
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,819	+$8,843	clears the bar	$15,000	1.7 yrs	25
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$56,219 1-year earnings	+$19,243	clears the bar	$36,236	1.9 yrs	25
Biology	Master's Degree	$55,084 1-year earnings	+$18,108	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$72,853	+$35,877	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$23,133 1-year earnings	-$13,843	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$45,522	+$8,546	clears the bar	$17,500	2.0 yrs	14
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	$97,545	+$60,569	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Master's Degree	$147,082	+$110,106	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$41,734	+$4,758	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Psychology	Master's Degree	$90,681	+$53,705	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$90,353	+$53,377	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$85,549	+$48,573	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$64,183	+$27,207	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$66,863	+$29,887	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$73,522	+$36,546	clears the bar	$11,000	0.3 yrs	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$58,518	+$21,542	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$51,693	+$14,717	clears the bar	$14,926	1.0 yrs	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,256	+$25,280	clears the bar	$15,000	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$81,076	+$44,100	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$86,139	+$49,163	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$47,817	+$10,841	clears the bar	$18,038	1.7 yrs	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$53,438	+$16,462	clears the bar	$13,750	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,047	+$14,071	clears the bar	$14,833	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$71,056	+$34,080	clears the bar	$34,500	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$101,929	+$64,953	clears the bar	$75,827	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$51,938 1-year earnings	+$14,962	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$207,668	+$170,692	clears the bar	$37,030	0.2 yrs	insufficient data
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$65,200	+$28,224	clears the bar	$15,000	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$67,312	+$30,336	clears the bar	$10,900	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$64,479	+$27,503	clears the bar	$18,329	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$54,197	+$17,221	clears the bar	$17,000	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$57,395	+$20,419	clears the bar	$17,580	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	95
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor'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
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	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	5
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Construction Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Master's Degree	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	Bachelor'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
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	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
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	First Professional 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
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Real Estate	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.