California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, California · Public
Graduate earnings
47of 48 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 1 falls short.
48 of 58 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 10: 7 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 59 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$9,338 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
$9,338 a year
About $37,352 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 | $6,501 |
| $30k to $48k | $7,001 |
| $48k to $75k | $9,212 |
| $75k to $110k | $11,814 |
| $110k and up | $18,861 |
| All families (average) | $9,338 |
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).
64 of 117 programs could be assessed 55% 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 | $67,636 | +$30,660 | clears the bar | $13,490 | 0.4 yrs | 1,005 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,237 | +$16,261 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.9 yrs | 636 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $62,583 | +$25,607 | clears the bar | $13,138 | 0.5 yrs | 539 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $67,182 | +$30,206 | clears the bar | $14,979 | 0.5 yrs | 416 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $59,404 | +$22,428 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.7 yrs | 400 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $59,142 | +$22,166 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.8 yrs | 318 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,775 | +$24,799 | clears the bar | $14,900 | 0.6 yrs | 307 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,886 | +$19,910 | clears the bar | $14,975 | 0.8 yrs | 301 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $92,519 | +$55,543 | clears the bar | $15,004 | 0.3 yrs | 267 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $58,280 | +$21,304 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 0.8 yrs | 186 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $129,960 | +$92,984 | clears the bar | $13,750 | 0.1 yrs | 181 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,878 | +$56,902 | clears the bar | $16,532 | 0.3 yrs | 180 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $116,033 | +$79,057 | above HS line | $33,324 | 0.4 yrs | 180 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,278 | +$23,302 | clears the bar | $15,850 | 0.7 yrs | 172 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,290 | +$33,314 | clears the bar | $15,493 | 0.5 yrs | 167 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,637 | +$19,661 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.8 yrs | 150 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,973 | +$56,997 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.3 yrs | 145 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $50,680 | +$13,704 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.1 yrs | 140 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $55,797 | +$18,821 | clears the bar | $18,471 | 1.0 yrs | 136 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $102,444 | +$65,468 | above HS line | $38,810 | 0.6 yrs | 131 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $63,013 | +$26,037 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 0.6 yrs | 97 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,512 | +$66,536 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.2 yrs | 95 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $42,392 | +$5,416 | clears the bar | $15,568 | 2.9 yrs | 88 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,969 | +$4,993 | clears the bar | $15,173 | 3.0 yrs | 86 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $68,782 | +$31,806 | above HS line | $34,021 | 1.1 yrs | 85 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,188 | +$19,212 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.8 yrs | 80 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $53,871 | +$16,895 | clears the bar | $15,750 | 0.9 yrs | 71 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $108,293 | +$71,317 | above HS line | $22,103 | 0.3 yrs | 69 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $67,795 | +$30,819 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.6 yrs | 62 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $104,394 | +$67,418 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.3 yrs | 62 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,041 | +$22,065 | clears the bar | $19,181 | 0.9 yrs | 56 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $84,100 | +$47,124 | above HS line | $33,556 | 0.7 yrs | 54 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,774 | +$5,798 | clears the bar | $19,241 | 3.3 yrs | 54 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,367 | +$11,391 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 1.6 yrs | 51 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,162 | +$22,186 | clears the bar | $16,716 | 0.8 yrs | 49 |
| Interior Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $61,410 | +$24,434 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.7 yrs | 44 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $91,632 | +$54,656 | above HS line | $33,556 | 0.6 yrs | 40 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $52,028 | +$15,052 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 1.2 yrs | 39 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $75,234 | +$38,258 | clears the bar | $15,974 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,830 | +$18,854 | clears the bar | $13,750 | 0.7 yrs | 35 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $53,145 | +$16,169 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.2 yrs | 34 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $47,676 | +$10,700 | clears the bar | $16,396 | 1.5 yrs | 31 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $66,885 | +$29,909 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.6 yrs | 28 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $104,270 | +$67,294 | above HS line | $64,500 | 1.0 yrs | 26 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $82,062 | +$45,086 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $108,193 | +$71,217 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $84,5601-year earnings | +$47,584 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $26,9681-year earnings | -$10,008 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $65,115 | +$28,139 | clears the bar | $14,753 | 0.5 yrs | 21 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $56,363 | +$19,387 | clears the bar | $16,097 | 0.8 yrs | 21 |
| Gerontology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,868 | +$23,892 | clears the bar | $19,831 | 0.8 yrs | 18 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $74,430 | +$37,454 | clears the bar | $26,263 | 0.7 yrs | 18 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $84,962 | +$47,986 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| History | Master's Degree | $53,415 | +$16,439 | above HS line | $33,556 | 2.0 yrs | 17 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $73,418 | +$36,442 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.4 yrs | 14 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,133 | +$27,157 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $79,785 | +$42,809 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $72,365 | +$35,389 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | $59,203 | +$22,227 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $70,641 | +$33,665 | above HS line | $19,137 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $55,146 | +$18,170 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.9 yrs | not published |
| Construction Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $114,594 | +$77,618 | clears the bar | $14,514 | 0.2 yrs | not published |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,847 | +$12,871 | clears the bar | $15,625 | 1.2 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $101,467 | +$64,491 | above HS line | $78,936 | 1.2 yrs | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 424 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 171 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 89 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 79 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | 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 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | 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 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, 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 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | 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 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | 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 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
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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