Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
12of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 1 falls short.
13 of 59 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 46: 36 with no earnings published and 10 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 18 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$38,729 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
$38,729 a year
About $154,916 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 | $30,999 |
| $30k to $48k | $32,117 |
| $48k to $75k | $32,888 |
| $75k to $110k | $33,003 |
| $110k and up | $41,680 |
| All families (average) | $38,729 |
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).
19 of 77 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Master's Degree | $77,441 | +$40,465 | above HS line | $42,924 | 1.1 yrs | 138 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $74,495 | +$37,519 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.5 yrs | 117 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $114,919 | +$77,943 | clears the bar | $24,784 | 0.3 yrs | 111 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $99,784 | +$62,808 | above HS line | $34,519 | 0.5 yrs | 92 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,437 | +$9,461 | clears the bar | $21,984 | 2.3 yrs | 62 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $64,937 | +$27,961 | above HS line | $28,266 | 1.0 yrs | 61 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $46,119 | +$9,143 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.6 yrs | 55 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $56,6601-year earnings | +$19,684 | above HS line (1-yr) | $58,316 | 3.0 yrs | 44 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $59,654 | +$22,678 | clears the bar | $26,244 | 1.2 yrs | 42 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,365 | +$28,389 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 40 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $56,198 | +$19,222 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.3 yrs | 38 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $71,1111-year earnings | +$34,135 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 31 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $59,183 | +$22,207 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 0.7 yrs | 23 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $47,092 | +$10,116 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 2.1 yrs | 21 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $130,691 | +$93,715 | above HS line | $50,562 | 0.5 yrs | 18 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $86,603 | +$49,627 | above HS line | $42,073 | 0.8 yrs | 15 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $27,6041-year earnings | -$9,372 | falls short (1-yr) | $27,000 | no earnings gain | 15 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $57,740 | +$20,764 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $60,187 | +$23,211 | clears the bar | $22,658 | 1.0 yrs | not published |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religious Music and Worship | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | 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 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 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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