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

Fresno, CA · Public · 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 | $61,244 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,091 – $84,801 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,463 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 57% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $20,095 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.20× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,244 | derived |

**57% 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 $12,463 (≈ 20% 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 $19,665 to $134,798 across 64 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $134,798 | $37,030 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $108,496 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $86,427 | $55,954 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $84,004 | $17,966 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $83,988 | $37,198 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $83,843 | $75,827 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,361 | $25,875 |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $67,245 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,885 | $24,000 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,380 | $13,750 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $66,177 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $65,881 | $20,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $65,612 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $63,145 | $20,000 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $62,254 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $62,031 | $23,688 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,442 | $15,267 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,516 | $12,940 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,293 | $11,731 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,707 | $10,518 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $49,411 | $36,236 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,985 | $13,279 |
| Education, General. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $48,685 | not reported |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,012 | $16,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $47,365 | $25,045 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,488 | $10,900 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $45,419 | $34,500 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,405 | $18,480 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,294 | $18,329 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,249 | $15,800 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,264 | $15,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,414 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,953 | $15,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $36,441 | not reported |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,992 | $17,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,964 | $15,000 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,940 | $17,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,392 | $17,580 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,067 | $14,061 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,134 | not reported |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,024 | $13,824 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,707 | $11,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,549 | $12,345 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,453 | $9,908 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,812 | $11,749 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,175 | $13,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,022 | $14,915 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,345 | $14,926 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,073 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,801 | $11,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,673 | $15,500 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,000 | $14,833 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,810 | $14,426 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,603 | $15,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,496 | $19,735 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,029 | $18,497 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,024 | $13,990 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,389 | $9,241 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,239 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,090 | $17,143 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,508 | $13,797 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,210 | $13,414 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,182 | $15,409 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,665 | $12,413 |

## 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 State University-Fresno by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110556

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