California State University-Los Angeles
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Graduate earnings
39of 43 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 4 fall short.
43 of 70 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 27: 17 with no earnings published and 10 with nothing reported. 6 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 85 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$3,967 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
$3,967 a year
About $15,868 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 | $2,877 |
| $30k to $48k | $2,974 |
| $48k to $75k | $5,002 |
| $75k to $110k | $7,355 |
| $110k and up | $13,578 |
| All families (average) | $3,967 |
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).
65 of 155 programs could be assessed 42% 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 | $62,716 | +$25,740 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.5 yrs | 896 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $37,5671-year earnings | +$591 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $20,600 | 34.9 yrs | 412 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $50,444 | +$13,468 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.8 yrs | 402 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,249 | +$13,273 | clears the bar | $12,177 | 0.9 yrs | 394 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $54,695 | +$17,719 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.6 yrs | 367 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $59,545 | +$22,569 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.5 yrs | 279 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $44,930 | +$7,954 | clears the bar | $14,108 | 1.8 yrs | 274 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $39,867 | +$2,891 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 5.5 yrs | 171 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $87,525 | +$50,549 | clears the bar | $14,429 | 0.3 yrs | 170 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $56,466 | +$19,490 | clears the bar | $12,457 | 0.6 yrs | 162 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $40,783 | +$3,807 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 4.9 yrs | 158 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $116,182 | +$79,206 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.2 yrs | 147 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,904 | +$22,928 | clears the bar | $14,971 | 0.7 yrs | 139 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $53,857 | +$16,881 | clears the bar | $11,900 | 0.7 yrs | 132 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $126,611 | +$89,635 | above HS line | $34,322 | 0.4 yrs | 130 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,028 | +$56,052 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.2 yrs | 126 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $78,135 | +$41,159 | above HS line | $29,958 | 0.7 yrs | 124 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,908 | +$16,932 | clears the bar | $12,460 | 0.7 yrs | 123 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $56,063 | +$19,087 | clears the bar | $9,895 | 0.5 yrs | 108 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $104,208 | +$67,232 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 95 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $52,259 | +$15,283 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 0.9 yrs | 89 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $69,022 | +$32,046 | clears the bar | $13,200 | 0.4 yrs | 88 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $88,659 | +$51,683 | above HS line | $40,301 | 0.8 yrs | 82 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,760 | +$57,784 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.3 yrs | 63 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $55,413 | +$18,437 | clears the bar | $14,777 | 0.8 yrs | 57 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $137,184 | +$100,208 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.2 yrs | 55 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $86,970 | +$49,994 | clears the bar | $15,967 | 0.3 yrs | 53 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,014 | +$59,038 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 0.2 yrs | 51 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $57,695 | +$20,719 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.6 yrs | 51 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $52,797 | +$15,821 | clears the bar | $13,979 | 0.9 yrs | 44 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $39,8701-year earnings | +$2,894 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $84,668 | +$47,692 | above HS line | $29,525 | 0.6 yrs | 41 |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | $48,2891-year earnings | +$11,313 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $12,500 | 1.1 yrs | 39 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,441 | +$30,465 | clears the bar | $16,156 | 0.5 yrs | 38 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,677 | +$33,701 | clears the bar | $13,221 | 0.4 yrs | 38 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $35,097 | -$1,879 | falls short | $10,571 | no earnings gain | 35 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,120 | +$2,144 | clears the bar | $12,290 | 5.7 yrs | 34 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $90,351 | +$53,375 | above HS line | $32,050 | 0.6 yrs | 34 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $29,3641-year earnings | -$7,612 | falls short (1-yr) | $14,199 | no earnings gain | 32 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,970 | +$18,994 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 1.2 yrs | 27 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $118,058 | +$81,082 | above HS line | $24,750 | 0.3 yrs | 26 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $35,591 | -$1,385 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $72,670 | +$35,694 | above HS line | $29,334 | 0.8 yrs | 24 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $101,094 | +$64,118 | above HS line | $40,968 | 0.6 yrs | 24 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $60,235 | +$23,259 | above HS line | $30,250 | 1.3 yrs | 21 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $102,7151-year earnings | +$65,739 | above HS line (1-yr) | $80,626 | 1.2 yrs | 20 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $51,747 | +$14,771 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $82,455 | +$45,479 | above HS line | $20,750 | 0.5 yrs | 19 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | $22,2471-year earnings | -$14,729 | below HS line (1-yr) | $59,716 | no earnings gain | 18 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $92,683 | +$55,707 | above HS line | $17,079 | 0.3 yrs | 16 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,998 | +$18,022 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.6 yrs | 16 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $53,127 | +$16,151 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | $50,5771-year earnings | +$13,601 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| History | Master's Degree | $52,1441-year earnings | +$15,168 | above HS line (1-yr) | $30,734 | 2.0 yrs | 14 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $120,651 | +$83,675 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,366 | +$28,390 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.5 yrs | 13 |
| English | Master's Degree | $62,904 | +$25,928 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $52,8451-year earnings | +$15,869 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $33,7271-year earnings | -$3,249 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,8061-year earnings | +$15,830 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | $53,4411-year earnings | +$16,465 | above HS line (1-yr) | $54,074 | 3.3 yrs | 7 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,414 | +$14,438 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.9 yrs | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $63,878 | +$26,902 | above HS line | $30,750 | 1.1 yrs | not published |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,060 | +$9,084 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 1.4 yrs | not published |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $70,508 | +$33,532 | clears the bar | $14,914 | 0.4 yrs | not published |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 188 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 51 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 48 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Chemistry | Master'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 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 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 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor'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 | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Real Estate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| High School/Secondary Certificate Programs | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 155 (CSV).
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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