National University

San Diego, California · Private, nonprofit

All 58 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 70 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$21,554
$30k to $48k	$26,583
$48k to $75k	$25,176
All families (average)	$22,878

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.

58 of 128 programs could be assessed 45% 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
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$78,497	+$41,521	clears the bar	$28,854	0.7 yrs	1,016
Education	Master's Degree	$77,748	+$40,772	clears the bar	$41,000	1.0 yrs	944
Special Education	Master's Degree	$85,908	+$48,932	clears the bar	$53,471	1.1 yrs	361
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$114,413	+$77,437	clears the bar	$33,928	0.4 yrs	307
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$96,924	+$59,948	clears the bar	$39,365	0.7 yrs	285
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$78,266	+$41,290	clears the bar	$28,125	0.7 yrs	225
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$78,979	+$42,003	clears the bar	$46,814	1.1 yrs	207
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$110,083	+$73,107	clears the bar	$23,388	0.3 yrs	180
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,849	+$29,873	clears the bar	$28,062	0.9 yrs	162
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$60,134	+$23,158	clears the bar	$10,500	0.5 yrs	137
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,761	+$16,785	clears the bar	$31,250	1.9 yrs	129
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$81,299	+$44,323	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	115
English	Master's Degree	$66,189	+$29,213	clears the bar	$32,416	1.1 yrs	99
Public Health	Master's Degree	$73,936	+$36,960	clears the bar	$49,563	1.3 yrs	91
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$77,786	+$40,810	clears the bar	$10,453	0.3 yrs	88
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$88,988	+$52,012	clears the bar	$33,712	0.6 yrs	88
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$81,583	+$44,607	clears the bar	$36,708	0.8 yrs	76
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$118,388	+$81,412	clears the bar	$40,950	0.5 yrs	70
Psychology	Master's Degree	$71,001	+$34,025	clears the bar	$36,048	1.1 yrs	70
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$70,340	+$33,364	clears the bar	$34,156	1.0 yrs	59
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$157,271 1-year earnings	+$120,295	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Accounting	Master's Degree	$93,465	+$56,489	clears the bar	$41,000	0.7 yrs	58
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$66,173	+$29,197	clears the bar	$34,433	1.2 yrs	56
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$80,134	+$43,158	clears the bar	$23,437	0.5 yrs	51
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$47,529	+$10,553	clears the bar	$41,000	3.9 yrs	50
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$94,203	+$57,227	clears the bar	$32,813	0.6 yrs	48
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$75,701	+$38,725	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,860	+$27,884	clears the bar	$27,687	1.0 yrs	44
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$93,547	+$56,571	clears the bar	$23,284	0.4 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$67,015	+$30,039	clears the bar	$28,854	1.0 yrs	39
Nursing	Master's Degree	$127,649	+$90,673	clears the bar	$99,114	1.1 yrs	39
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$59,956	+$22,980	clears the bar	$35,147	1.5 yrs	36
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$79,696	+$42,720	clears the bar	$31,249	0.7 yrs	36
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$63,474	+$26,498	clears the bar	$28,604	1.1 yrs	33
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$65,405	+$28,429	clears the bar	$35,759	1.3 yrs	33
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$79,900	+$42,924	clears the bar	$27,906	0.7 yrs	31
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$95,555	+$58,579	clears the bar	$31,812	0.5 yrs	30
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$54,662	+$17,686	clears the bar	$40,760	2.3 yrs	30
English	Bachelor's Degree	$59,192	+$22,216	clears the bar	$23,342	1.1 yrs	29
History	Bachelor's Degree	$59,645	+$22,669	clears the bar	$29,687	1.3 yrs	29
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$132,798	+$95,822	clears the bar	$37,950	0.4 yrs	27
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$81,355	+$44,379	clears the bar	$51,272	1.2 yrs	27
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$76,305	+$39,329	clears the bar	$28,334	0.7 yrs	26
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$88,945	+$51,969	clears the bar	$36,894	0.7 yrs	26
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$77,077 1-year earnings	+$40,101	clears the bar	$29,181	0.7 yrs	25
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$108,725	+$71,749	clears the bar	$31,734	0.4 yrs	24
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,429 1-year earnings	+$20,453	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	24
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$50,070 1-year earnings	+$13,094	clears the bar	$27,688	2.1 yrs	21
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$94,118	+$57,142	clears the bar	$28,687	0.5 yrs	21
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,721	+$63,745	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,525	+$60,549	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$58,727	+$21,751	clears the bar	$31,250	1.4 yrs	17
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$62,748	+$25,772	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Business/Corporate Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$38,696 1-year earnings	+$1,720	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	$48,964 1-year earnings	+$11,988	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$118,874	+$81,898	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	10
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$121,408	+$84,432	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	$91,382 1-year earnings	+$54,406	clears the bar	$29,725	0.5 yrs	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$36,688	insufficient data	17
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mathematics	Bachelor'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
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Bachelor's Degree	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
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
School Counseling	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	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
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marine Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.