Golden Gate University

San Francisco, California · Private, nonprofit

All 10 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 55 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

10 of 65 programs could be assessed 15% 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	Master's Degree	$135,150	+$98,174	clears the bar	$55,309	0.6 yrs	139
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$91,369	+$54,393	clears the bar	$31,250	0.6 yrs	125
Law	First Professional Degree	$96,079	+$59,103	clears the bar	$154,813	2.6 yrs	114
Taxation	Master's Degree	$134,927	+$97,951	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	90
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$123,772	+$86,796	clears the bar	$40,715	0.5 yrs	71
Accounting	Master's Degree	$120,311	+$83,335	clears the bar	$48,218	0.6 yrs	37
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$95,577	+$58,601	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$122,598	+$85,622	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	31
Finance	Master's Degree	$107,694	+$70,718	clears the bar	$41,941	0.6 yrs	23
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$131,366	+$94,390	clears the bar	$95,568	1.0 yrs	14
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Telecommunications Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Taxation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	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	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Telecommunications Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master'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
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	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, 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.