California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, California · Public

Of 80 assessed programs, 75 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 53 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$3,315
$30k to $48k	$4,123
$48k to $75k	$6,090
$75k to $110k	$8,930
$110k and up	$15,631
All families (average)	$6,555

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.

80 of 133 programs could be assessed 60% 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	$71,646	+$34,670	clears the bar	$13,982	0.4 yrs	2,233
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,661	+$14,685	clears the bar	$12,502	0.9 yrs	890
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,082	+$21,106	clears the bar	$13,000	0.6 yrs	645
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,787	+$14,811	clears the bar	$14,250	1.0 yrs	541
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$28,933 1-year earnings	-$8,043	falls short	$13,000	insufficient data	530
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$119,353	+$82,377	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	432
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,365	+$7,389	clears the bar	$15,917	2.2 yrs	422
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,922	+$13,946	clears the bar	$13,399	1.0 yrs	378
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$34,909 1-year earnings	-$2,067	falls short	$12,489	insufficient data	364
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,135	+$20,159	clears the bar	$11,000	0.5 yrs	352
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$87,460	+$50,484	clears the bar	$13,750	0.3 yrs	325
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,436	+$25,460	clears the bar	$14,750	0.6 yrs	160
English	Bachelor's Degree	$51,845	+$14,869	clears the bar	$13,873	0.9 yrs	159
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,094	+$11,118	clears the bar	$16,500	1.5 yrs	158
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$91,755	+$54,779	clears the bar	$20,300	0.4 yrs	153
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,408	+$20,432	clears the bar	$12,550	0.6 yrs	152
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,808	+$49,832	clears the bar	$18,874	0.4 yrs	125
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$125,086	+$88,110	clears the bar	$32,033	0.4 yrs	125
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,854	+$58,878	clears the bar	$13,274	0.2 yrs	124
Social Work	Master's Degree	$81,397	+$44,421	clears the bar	$31,100	0.7 yrs	108
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$53,966	+$16,990	clears the bar	$14,869	0.9 yrs	105
History	Bachelor's Degree	$48,309	+$11,333	clears the bar	$13,812	1.2 yrs	102
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$42,455	+$5,479	clears the bar	$15,000	2.7 yrs	93
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$134,032	+$97,056	clears the bar	$34,066	0.4 yrs	91
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$126,439	+$89,463	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$80,055	+$43,079	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,590	+$2,614	clears the bar	$18,000	6.9 yrs	68
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,170	+$31,194	clears the bar	$18,240	0.6 yrs	67
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,618	+$55,642	clears the bar	$18,952	0.3 yrs	65
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,408	+$64,432	clears the bar	$16,500	0.3 yrs	60
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$54,244	+$17,268	clears the bar	$15,000	0.9 yrs	58
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,384	+$9,408	clears the bar	$19,500	2.1 yrs	53
Nursing	Master's Degree	$182,816	+$145,840	clears the bar	$41,000	0.3 yrs	53
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$60,832	+$23,856	clears the bar	$21,589	0.9 yrs	50
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	$113,715	+$76,739	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	48
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,739	+$13,763	clears the bar	$17,500	1.3 yrs	44
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,581	+$10,605	clears the bar	$7,345	0.7 yrs	42
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$108,826	+$71,850	clears the bar	$12,168	0.2 yrs	41
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,891	+$21,915	clears the bar	$16,625	0.8 yrs	40
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,092	+$17,116	clears the bar	$16,419	1.0 yrs	40
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,595	+$34,619	clears the bar	$13,750	0.4 yrs	40
Accounting	Master's Degree	$97,802	+$60,826	clears the bar	$34,317	0.6 yrs	39
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$141,254	+$104,278	clears the bar	$61,302	0.6 yrs	37
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$48,979	+$12,003	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,497	+$31,521	clears the bar	$12,981	0.4 yrs	36
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$66,353	+$29,377	clears the bar	$20,343	0.7 yrs	32
History	Master's Degree	$67,675	+$30,699	clears the bar	$44,181	1.4 yrs	31
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$24,087 1-year earnings	-$12,889	falls short	$24,702	insufficient data	29
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$44,533	+$7,557	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$64,857	+$27,881	clears the bar	$17,377	0.6 yrs	28
Statistics	Master's Degree	$87,137 1-year earnings	+$50,161	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Public Health	Master's Degree	$72,617	+$35,641	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$90,382	+$53,406	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$129,073	+$92,097	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Music	Master's Degree	$37,850	+$874	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Taxation	Master's Degree	$117,922	+$80,946	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Biology	Master's Degree	$91,755	+$54,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$91,697	+$54,721	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Theatre	Master's Degree	$36,154	-$822	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$54,191	+$17,215	clears the bar	$30,500	1.8 yrs	17
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$29,715	-$7,261	falls short	$12,979	insufficient data	15
English	Master's Degree	$63,212	+$26,236	clears the bar	$22,672	0.9 yrs	15
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$86,504	+$49,528	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$65,759	+$28,783	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,482	+$39,506	clears the bar	$13,071	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$76,311	+$39,335	clears the bar	$27,334	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Special Education	Master's Degree	$95,677	+$58,701	clears the bar	$25,320	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$77,214	+$40,238	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$63,798	+$26,822	clears the bar	$14,265	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$91,226	+$54,250	clears the bar	$27,925	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,261	+$14,285	clears the bar	$12,500	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$71,185	+$34,209	clears the bar	$12,789	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,518	+$16,542	clears the bar	$17,387	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,298	+$14,322	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$76,598	+$39,622	clears the bar	$37,058	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	$84,516	+$47,540	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$69,914	+$32,938	clears the bar	$45,387	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$181,807	+$144,831	clears the bar	$40,710	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,878	+$46,902	clears the bar	$12,375	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	$108,748	+$71,772	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	276
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	239
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	237
Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	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
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	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
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	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor'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
Information Science	Master's Degree	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
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	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
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master'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

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.