Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California · Private, nonprofit

All 17 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 71 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

Family incomeNet price per year
Under $30k$19,462
$30k to $48k$20,127
$48k to $75k$23,303
$75k to $110k$29,049
$110k and up$40,581
All families (average)$30,378

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.

17 of 88 programs could be assessed 19% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
ProgramDegreeMedian earningsvs a high-school gradVerdictMedian debtYears to repayRecent completers
Business AdministrationMaster's Degree$161,500+$124,524clears the bar$50,9400.4 yrs201
BusinessBachelor's Degree$80,262+$43,286clears the bar$23,2500.5 yrs148
Liberal Arts and General StudiesBachelor's Degree$68,501+$31,525clears the bar$27,0000.9 yrs64
School CounselingMaster's Degree$81,166+$44,190clears the bar$66,3001.5 yrs40
PsychologyBachelor's Degree$70,123+$33,147clears the bar$25,0000.8 yrs40
Kinesiology and Physical EducationBachelor's Degree$66,265+$29,289clears the bar$21,6250.7 yrs37
Communications and MediaBachelor's Degree$64,456+$27,480clears the bar$19,5000.7 yrs36
AccountingMaster's Degree$107,437+$70,461clears the bar$41,0000.6 yrs30
EnglishBachelor's Degree$57,651+$20,675clears the bar$23,2501.1 yrs27
Political ScienceBachelor's Degree$62,651+$25,675clears the bar$25,0001.0 yrs25
TheatreBachelor's Degree$38,160 1-year earnings+$1,184clears the bar$27,00022.8 yrs23
Teacher Education (by level)Master's Degree$73,293+$36,317clears the bar$41,6671.1 yrs20
AccountingBachelor's Degree$107,570+$70,594clears the bar$25,0000.4 yrs19
Liberal Arts and General StudiesMaster's Degree$108,918+$71,942clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data15
Kinesiology and Physical EducationMaster's Degree$64,450 1-year earnings+$27,474clears the bar$35,2331.3 yrs8
DanceMaster's Degree$89,283+$52,307clears the bar$41,0000.8 yrs8
Educational AdministrationMaster's Degree$90,166+$53,190clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data7
BiologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data$25,000insufficient data44
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data30
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data23
BusinessMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data23
FinanceMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data20
Psychology, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data$22,686insufficient data19
EconomicsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data15
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data13
Counseling PsychologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data12
HistoryBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data$24,000insufficient data11
Counseling PsychologyMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data10
Research PsychologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data8
Fine ArtsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data8
Mathematics and Statistics, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data7
PhilosophyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data7
SociologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data7
Educational AdministrationDoctoral Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data5
Educational AdministrationGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data5
Area StudiesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data4
Teacher Education (by subject)Graduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data4
PhysicsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data4
Natural Resources and ConservationBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data3
Special EducationMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data3
Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data2
Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data2
ChemistryBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data2
Counseling PsychologyGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data2
AnthropologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data2
ArcheologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data2
EducationMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
Special EducationGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
MathematicsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
BusinessDoctoral Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
EducationGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
School CounselingGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Teacher Education (by level)Bachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Teacher Education (by level)Graduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Teacher Education (by subject)Master's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Education, OtherMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Mathematics and Computer ScienceBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
BiopsychologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Social SciencesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
International RelationsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
DanceBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
MusicBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Visual and Performing Arts, OtherBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Health SciencesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Healthcare AdministrationBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Business AdministrationBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
FinanceBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
International BusinessBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
International BusinessMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Communications and MediaMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
Data ScienceBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
Data AnalyticsMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
DanceGraduate/Professional Certificateinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
Management ScienceMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient 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.