Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California · Private, nonprofit
All 29 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 57 could not be assessed.
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.
29 of 86 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $110,805 | +$73,829 | clears the bar | $23,888 | 0.3 yrs | 183 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $125,175 | +$88,199 | clears the bar | $242,970 | 2.8 yrs | 151 |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $149,878 | +$112,902 | clears the bar | $365,728 | 3.2 yrs | 131 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $67,852 | +$30,876 | clears the bar | $82,874 | 2.7 yrs | 77 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $146,986 | +$110,010 | clears the bar | $233,845 | 2.1 yrs | 72 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $86,713 | +$49,737 | clears the bar | $137,639 | 2.8 yrs | 64 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $81,628 | +$44,652 | clears the bar | $114,194 | 2.6 yrs | 61 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $100,224 | +$63,248 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.4 yrs | 46 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $150,259 | +$113,283 | clears the bar | $136,243 | 1.2 yrs | 43 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $167,117 | +$130,141 | clears the bar | $85,387 | 0.7 yrs | 42 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $99,531 | +$62,555 | clears the bar | $17,858 | 0.3 yrs | 38 |
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | $68,272 | +$31,296 | clears the bar | $13,977 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | $79,207 | +$42,231 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.4 yrs | 35 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $76,969 | +$39,993 | clears the bar | $72,960 | 1.8 yrs | 34 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $68,869 | +$31,893 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $73,683 | +$36,707 | clears the bar | $69,623 | 1.9 yrs | 29 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $59,598 1-year earnings | +$22,622 | clears the bar | $74,940 | 3.3 yrs | 28 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Master's Degree | $145,162 | +$108,186 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $95,789 | +$58,813 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $179,193 | +$142,217 | clears the bar | $260,371 | 1.8 yrs | 26 |
| Medical Assisting | Master's Degree | $130,502 | +$93,526 | clears the bar | $127,437 | 1.4 yrs | 23 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $125,835 | +$88,859 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Doctoral Degree | $75,482 | +$38,506 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $79,062 | +$42,086 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.5 yrs | 13 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $95,540 | +$58,564 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | $43,043 1-year earnings | +$6,067 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $110,256 | +$73,280 | clears the bar | $235,323 | 3.2 yrs | 7 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $177,247 | +$140,271 | clears the bar | $116,245 | 0.8 yrs | 4 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $80,685 | +$43,709 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 1.4 yrs | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Healthcare Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Gerontology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Natural Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Health Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Social Work | Doctoral 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 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 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.