Westmont College
Santa Barbara, California · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year).
8 of 30 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 22 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 1 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$29,053 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
$29,053 a year
About $116,212 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 | $20,899 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,492 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,867 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,524 |
| $110k and up | $38,124 |
| All families (average) | $29,053 |
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).
8 of 31 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,815 | +$47,839 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 60 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,878 | +$19,902 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.2 yrs | 42 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $75,889 | +$38,913 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.6 yrs | 38 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,455 | +$8,479 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.9 yrs | 27 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $62,535 | +$25,559 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.9 yrs | 24 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $83,0261-year earnings | +$46,050 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $58,459 | +$21,483 | clears the bar | $25,515 | 1.2 yrs | 13 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $61,939 | +$24,963 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 11 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,048 | not assessed | 19 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Nursing | 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 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theatre | Bachelor'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 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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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