Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California · Private, nonprofit
Of 41 assessed programs, 39 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 73 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $32,268 |
| $30k to $48k | $34,535 |
| $48k to $75k | $34,351 |
| $75k to $110k | $40,557 |
| $110k and up | $58,371 |
| All families (average) | $48,381 |
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.
41 of 114 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | First Professional Degree | $143,361 | +$106,385 | clears the bar | $155,436 | 1.5 yrs | 332 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $83,136 | +$46,160 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 215 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,958 | +$23,982 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 158 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,825 | +$45,849 | clears the bar | $24,906 | 0.5 yrs | 154 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $49,135 | +$12,159 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.6 yrs | 134 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $69,144 | +$32,168 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.6 yrs | 125 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $109,303 | +$72,327 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 115 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,375 | +$35,399 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 91 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $88,682 | +$51,706 | clears the bar | $20,125 | 0.4 yrs | 79 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $61,500 | +$24,524 | clears the bar | $22,625 | 0.9 yrs | 71 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $66,806 | +$29,830 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.7 yrs | 65 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $80,317 | +$43,341 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.5 yrs | 57 |
| Film and Photography | Master's Degree | $55,619 | +$18,643 | clears the bar | $120,626 | 6.5 yrs | 53 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $127,011 | +$90,035 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.3 yrs | 52 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $69,534 | +$32,558 | clears the bar | $17,574 | 0.5 yrs | 52 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $58,468 | +$21,492 | clears the bar | $22,375 | 1.0 yrs | 47 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $56,124 | +$19,148 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.4 yrs | 44 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,053 | +$31,077 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.6 yrs | 42 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $82,543 | +$45,567 | clears the bar | $21,875 | 0.5 yrs | 41 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $140,532 | +$103,556 | clears the bar | $99,813 | 1.0 yrs | 38 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $34,575 1-year earnings | -$2,401 | falls short | $19,500 | insufficient data | 36 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $111,733 | +$74,757 | clears the bar | $14,750 | 0.2 yrs | 35 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $73,998 | +$37,022 | clears the bar | $48,414 | 1.3 yrs | 30 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,226 | +$59,250 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $72,918 | +$35,942 | clears the bar | $74,081 | 2.1 yrs | 29 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,223 | +$66,247 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $85,524 | +$48,548 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,024 | +$25,048 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 25 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $109,396 | +$72,420 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $134,109 | +$97,133 | clears the bar | $70,420 | 0.7 yrs | 22 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $63,928 | +$26,952 | clears the bar | $104,931 | 3.9 yrs | 22 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $62,148 | +$25,172 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,897 | +$17,921 | clears the bar | $23,105 | 1.3 yrs | 18 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $100,264 | +$63,288 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | $52,957 | +$15,981 | clears the bar | $108,680 | 6.8 yrs | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $69,328 | +$32,352 | clears the bar | $43,095 | 1.3 yrs | 16 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $76,522 | +$39,546 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $72,680 | +$35,704 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $35,288 | -$1,688 | falls short | $22,750 | insufficient data | 12 |
| Law | Master's Degree | $98,678 | +$61,702 | clears the bar | $66,097 | 1.1 yrs | insufficient data |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $140,519 | +$103,543 | clears the bar | $72,352 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 68 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's 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 | 8 |
| Systems Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor'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 | 3 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Programming | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Civil Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | 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 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Special Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Management Information Systems | 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 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.