Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
17of 18 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 1 falls short.
18 of 45 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 27 have no earnings published. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 38 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$50,062 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
$50,062 a year
About $200,248 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 | $22,985 |
| $30k to $48k | $19,154 |
| $48k to $75k | $26,531 |
| $75k to $110k | $37,219 |
| $110k and up | $60,678 |
| All families (average) | $50,062 |
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).
28 of 83 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $195,995 | +$159,019 | above HS line | $59,170 | 0.4 yrs | 266 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | $231,929 | +$194,953 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 261 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $148,599 | +$111,623 | above HS line | $180,127 | 1.6 yrs | 231 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $118,737 | +$81,761 | clears the bar | $14,490 | 0.2 yrs | 164 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $84,206 | +$47,230 | clears the bar | $17,832 | 0.4 yrs | 140 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $77,194 | +$40,218 | above HS line | $61,500 | 1.5 yrs | 125 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $75,742 | +$38,766 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.4 yrs | 115 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $114,5011-year earnings | +$77,525 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 108 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $147,013 | +$110,037 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.2 yrs | 103 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $104,723 | +$67,747 | clears the bar | $19,712 | 0.3 yrs | 99 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $93,518 | +$56,542 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 96 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $130,087 | +$93,111 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 0.2 yrs | 84 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $163,765 | +$126,789 | clears the bar | $24,833 | 0.2 yrs | 83 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $121,307 | +$84,331 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 77 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,2701-year earnings | -$706 | falls short (1-yr) | $19,500 | no earnings gain | 61 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $47,2741-year earnings | +$10,298 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $24,500 | 2.4 yrs | 59 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $79,448 | +$42,472 | above HS line | $32,690 | 0.8 yrs | 51 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $72,889 | +$35,913 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 0.7 yrs | 46 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $153,926 | +$116,950 | clears the bar | $19,995 | 0.2 yrs | 42 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $75,430 | +$38,454 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $122,111 | +$85,135 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.2 yrs | 36 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $114,426 | +$77,450 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 34 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,594 | +$68,618 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,6121-year earnings | +$16,636 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $108,364 | +$71,388 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $170,120 | +$133,144 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $196,786 | +$159,810 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $115,965 | +$78,989 | above HS line | $12,500 | 0.2 yrs | not published |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 50 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,000 | not assessed | 39 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | Master'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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