California State University-Northridge

Northridge, California · Public

Of 86 assessed programs, 85 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 74 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,905
$30k to $48k	$5,450
$48k to $75k	$7,744
$75k to $110k	$11,262
$110k and up	$18,040
All families (average)	$7,021

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.

86 of 160 programs could be assessed 54% 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
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,792	+$12,816	clears the bar	$12,712	1.0 yrs	930
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$65,760	+$28,784	clears the bar	$14,175	0.5 yrs	805
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$49,359	+$12,383	clears the bar	$14,244	1.2 yrs	469
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,663	+$13,687	clears the bar	$14,865	1.1 yrs	442
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$54,169	+$17,193	clears the bar	$11,000	0.6 yrs	442
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,500	+$17,524	clears the bar	$12,500	0.7 yrs	417
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$64,373	+$27,397	clears the bar	$13,350	0.5 yrs	389
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$57,138	+$20,162	clears the bar	$13,999	0.7 yrs	351
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$55,989	+$19,013	clears the bar	$13,744	0.7 yrs	312
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$42,904	+$5,928	clears the bar	$14,042	2.4 yrs	306
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,100	+$22,124	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	289
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,772	+$15,796	clears the bar	$14,255	0.9 yrs	282
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$74,656	+$37,680	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	273
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$92,329	+$55,353	clears the bar	$15,007	0.3 yrs	271
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$101,348	+$64,372	clears the bar	$16,250	0.3 yrs	251
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$92,353	+$55,377	clears the bar	$37,074	0.7 yrs	238
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,708	+$13,732	clears the bar	$15,000	1.1 yrs	224
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,527	+$20,551	clears the bar	$14,000	0.7 yrs	208
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,216	+$62,240	clears the bar	$17,000	0.3 yrs	185
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$55,327	+$18,351	clears the bar	$16,375	0.9 yrs	182
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,660	+$10,684	clears the bar	$16,840	1.6 yrs	178
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,740	+$23,764	clears the bar	$14,250	0.6 yrs	156
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$116,613	+$79,637	clears the bar	$15,041	0.2 yrs	155
Social Work	Master's Degree	$81,505	+$44,529	clears the bar	$32,228	0.7 yrs	136
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$53,351	+$16,375	clears the bar	$14,311	0.9 yrs	133
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$40,669	+$3,693	clears the bar	$15,000	4.1 yrs	132
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$91,131	+$54,155	clears the bar	$18,000	0.3 yrs	124
History	Bachelor's Degree	$45,821	+$8,845	clears the bar	$15,000	1.7 yrs	118
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,188	+$28,212	clears the bar	$15,823	0.6 yrs	104
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$76,505	+$39,529	clears the bar	$67,919	1.7 yrs	100
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,890	+$35,914	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	91
Public Health	Master's Degree	$83,400	+$46,424	clears the bar	$33,256	0.7 yrs	87
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$104,065	+$67,089	clears the bar	$16,382	0.2 yrs	78
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,123	+$60,147	clears the bar	$19,834	0.3 yrs	75
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$63,077	+$26,101	clears the bar	$11,000	0.4 yrs	67
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$75,660	+$38,684	clears the bar	$38,894	1.0 yrs	66
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$43,240	+$6,264	clears the bar	$15,201	2.4 yrs	53
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$105,747	+$68,771	clears the bar	$18,875	0.3 yrs	51
Music	Master's Degree	$60,697	+$23,721	clears the bar	$41,000	1.7 yrs	48
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$115,123	+$78,147	clears the bar	$34,195	0.4 yrs	47
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,192	+$6,216	clears the bar	$15,924	2.6 yrs	46
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$101,424	+$64,448	clears the bar	$38,464	0.6 yrs	44
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$50,644	+$13,668	clears the bar	$15,000	1.1 yrs	39
English	Master's Degree	$61,735	+$24,759	clears the bar	$29,084	1.2 yrs	38
Accounting	Master's Degree	$98,558	+$61,582	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Special Education	Master's Degree	$85,826	+$48,850	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,021	+$64,045	clears the bar	$18,346	0.3 yrs	35
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$69,323	+$32,347	clears the bar	$12,500	0.4 yrs	35
Taxation	Master's Degree	$108,576	+$71,600	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	31
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,453 1-year earnings	+$8,477	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$32,939	-$4,037	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$43,345	+$6,369	clears the bar	$15,184	2.4 yrs	27
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$83,681	+$46,705	clears the bar	$41,000	0.9 yrs	27
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$85,789	+$48,813	clears the bar	$36,442	0.7 yrs	27
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$60,784	+$23,808	clears the bar	$31,023	1.3 yrs	26
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$89,804	+$52,828	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$79,878	+$42,902	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$44,961 1-year earnings	+$7,985	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$178,136	+$141,160	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$42,557 1-year earnings	+$5,581	clears the bar	$41,000	7.3 yrs	20
Biology	Master's Degree	$49,839 1-year earnings	+$12,863	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$95,444	+$58,468	clears the bar	$27,404	0.5 yrs	18
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$104,388	+$67,412	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$55,764 1-year earnings	+$18,788	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$48,566	+$11,590	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$72,148	+$35,172	clears the bar	$11,987	0.3 yrs	15
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	$129,151	+$92,175	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,235	+$14,259	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$64,835	+$27,859	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	$62,537	+$25,561	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,077	+$16,101	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$113,493	+$76,517	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$112,522	+$75,546	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$89,925	+$52,949	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$71,067	+$34,091	clears the bar	$32,568	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Operations Research	Bachelor's Degree	$74,344	+$37,368	clears the bar	$15,998	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,088	+$8,112	clears the bar	$11,000	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$55,096	+$18,120	clears the bar	$19,349	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,489 1-year earnings	+$9,513	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,542	+$36,566	clears the bar	$20,618	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,940	+$22,964	clears the bar	$20,335	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,988	+$16,012	clears the bar	$12,449	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$59,676	+$22,700	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$46,913	+$9,937	clears the bar	$18,250	1.8 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$88,999	+$52,023	clears the bar	$21,125	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$57,174	+$20,198	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	405
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,579	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Fine Arts	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	11
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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	5
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Information Science	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
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor'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
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Anthropology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.