University of San Diego
San Diego, California · Private, nonprofit
All 43 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 47 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,586 |
| $30k to $48k | $17,441 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,557 |
| $75k to $110k | $27,012 |
| $110k and up | $46,989 |
| All families (average) | $30,365 |
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.
43 of 90 programs could be assessed 48% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | First Professional Degree | $134,065 | +$97,089 | clears the bar | $145,850 | 1.5 yrs | 248 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $93,099 | +$56,123 | clears the bar | $23,094 | 0.4 yrs | 204 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $79,678 | +$42,702 | clears the bar | $19,899 | 0.5 yrs | 166 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $148,025 | +$111,049 | clears the bar | $31,918 | 0.3 yrs | 161 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $74,178 | +$37,202 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.6 yrs | 123 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,562 | +$46,586 | clears the bar | $20,569 | 0.4 yrs | 116 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | $78,044 | +$41,068 | clears the bar | $19,699 | 0.5 yrs | 107 |
| Legal Support Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $74,783 | +$37,807 | clears the bar | $18,540 | 0.5 yrs | 106 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $72,910 | +$35,934 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 100 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $163,311 | +$126,335 | clears the bar | $48,756 | 0.4 yrs | 87 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $104,240 | +$67,264 | clears the bar | $48,680 | 0.7 yrs | 84 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $77,579 | +$40,603 | clears the bar | $53,519 | 1.3 yrs | 76 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $68,913 | +$31,937 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.8 yrs | 74 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $72,038 | +$35,062 | clears the bar | $100,657 | 2.9 yrs | 74 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $91,474 | +$54,498 | clears the bar | $33,705 | 0.6 yrs | 72 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $137,533 | +$100,557 | clears the bar | $48,077 | 0.5 yrs | 69 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $62,301 | +$25,325 | clears the bar | $25,344 | 1.0 yrs | 66 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,950 | +$22,974 | clears the bar | $23,118 | 1.0 yrs | 65 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $109,142 | +$72,166 | clears the bar | $24,969 | 0.3 yrs | 62 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,848 | +$54,872 | clears the bar | $26,187 | 0.5 yrs | 61 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $141,878 | +$104,902 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 59 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $68,584 | +$31,608 | clears the bar | $44,186 | 1.4 yrs | 57 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $58,517 | +$21,541 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.1 yrs | 53 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,338 | +$17,362 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 42 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | $145,372 | +$108,396 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $80,644 1-year earnings | +$43,668 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $148,235 | +$111,259 | clears the bar | $135,168 | 1.2 yrs | 38 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $80,953 | +$43,977 | clears the bar | $107,772 | 2.5 yrs | 37 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $85,285 | +$48,309 | clears the bar | $19,348 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $61,509 | +$24,533 | clears the bar | $24,100 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $55,177 | +$18,201 | clears the bar | $56,673 | 3.1 yrs | 30 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $149,847 | +$112,871 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 29 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,474 | +$17,498 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $83,380 | +$46,404 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 26 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $68,752 | +$31,776 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.8 yrs | 25 |
| Real Estate | Master's Degree | $155,948 | +$118,972 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $110,314 | +$73,338 | clears the bar | $29,276 | 0.4 yrs | 23 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $124,822 | +$87,846 | clears the bar | $119,008 | 1.4 yrs | 23 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $178,950 | +$141,974 | clears the bar | $105,176 | 0.7 yrs | 16 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $71,030 | +$34,054 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $68,167 | +$31,191 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $75,964 | +$38,988 | clears the bar | $54,416 | 1.4 yrs | insufficient data |
| Legal Support Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $62,873 | +$25,897 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 37 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $20,500 | insufficient data | 14 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Data Science | Master'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 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| International Business | 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.