Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California · Private, nonprofit
Of 28 assessed programs, 27 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 55 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| 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 |
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.
28 of 83 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $195,995 | +$159,019 | clears the bar | $59,170 | 0.4 yrs | 228 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $148,599 | +$111,623 | clears the bar | $180,127 | 1.6 yrs | 221 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $118,737 | +$81,761 | clears the bar | $14,490 | 0.2 yrs | 160 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | $231,929 | +$194,953 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 156 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $84,206 | +$47,230 | clears the bar | $17,832 | 0.4 yrs | 137 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $75,742 | +$38,766 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.4 yrs | 122 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $121,307 | +$84,331 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 108 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $147,013 | +$110,037 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.2 yrs | 107 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $77,194 | +$40,218 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 1.5 yrs | 105 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $114,501 1-year earnings | +$77,525 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 86 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $163,765 | +$126,789 | clears the bar | $24,833 | 0.2 yrs | 83 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $79,448 | +$42,472 | clears the bar | $32,690 | 0.8 yrs | 82 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,270 1-year earnings | -$706 | falls short | $19,500 | insufficient data | 81 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $104,723 | +$67,747 | clears the bar | $19,712 | 0.3 yrs | 79 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $93,518 | +$56,542 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 72 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $130,087 | +$93,111 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 0.2 yrs | 67 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $122,111 | +$85,135 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.2 yrs | 52 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $72,889 | +$35,913 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 0.7 yrs | 41 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $47,274 1-year earnings | +$10,298 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 2.4 yrs | 40 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $75,430 | +$38,454 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $153,926 | +$116,950 | clears the bar | $19,995 | 0.2 yrs | 31 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $108,364 | +$71,388 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $170,120 | +$133,144 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,612 1-year earnings | +$16,636 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $114,426 | +$77,450 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 21 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,594 | +$68,618 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $196,786 | +$159,810 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $115,965 | +$78,989 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.2 yrs | insufficient data |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 57 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $20,000 | insufficient data | 39 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 37 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 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 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Theology and Ministry | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Computer Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | First Professional Degree | 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 |
| Mechanical Engineering | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | Master'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.