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title: California Baptist University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Riverside, CA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# California Baptist University

Riverside, CA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $61,504 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,450 – $88,303 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $11,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 62% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $54,038 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 69% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.33× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,504 | derived |

**62% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,500 (≈ 33% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,186 to $107,806 across 41 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $107,806 | $93,083 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $79,565 | $33,323 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,109 | $26,800 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,920 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $66,234 | $23,851 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $66,093 | $27,334 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,317 | not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $63,219 | $30,750 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $61,957 | $32,157 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,278 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $56,816 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $52,736 | $41,000 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,784 | $36,707 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $51,149 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $48,603 | $41,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,954 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,538 | $31,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $45,045 | $61,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $44,989 | $23,309 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,280 | $27,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $39,974 | $94,769 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $39,830 | $23,171 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,762 | $25,625 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,900 | $26,457 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,400 | $25,000 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,784 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,512 | $26,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,282 | $26,750 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,614 | $26,490 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,445 | $33,375 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,607 | $23,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,214 | $26,000 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,997 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,552 | $28,160 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,169 | $21,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,678 | $28,312 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,520 | $26,375 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,354 | $21,500 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,660 | $24,474 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,631 | $25,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,186 | $25,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore California Baptist University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110361

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