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title: California State University-Sacramento — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Sacramento, 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-Sacramento

Sacramento, 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 | $64,876 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,257 – $89,789 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 56% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $22,945 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 78% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.19× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $36,876 | derived |

**56% 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 $12,500 (≈ 19% 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 $18,404 to $105,852 across 58 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $105,852 | $13,750 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $92,918 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $84,797 | $22,103 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $83,004 | $78,936 |
| Construction Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $81,148 | $14,514 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $76,787 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $75,285 | $38,810 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,130 | $16,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $71,865 | $33,324 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,951 | $17,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $69,721 | $33,556 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,158 | $18,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,510 | $15,004 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,355 | $16,532 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $57,805 | $33,556 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $54,846 | $19,137 |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $54,315 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $49,072 | $34,021 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $47,269 | not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,731 | $15,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,587 | $16,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $44,629 | not reported |
| Interior Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,343 | $16,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,709 | $13,490 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,797 | $15,493 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,926 | $15,974 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,849 | $14,979 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,387 | not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,231 | $20,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,170 | $16,716 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,137 | $15,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,922 | $15,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,960 | $19,181 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,796 | $14,900 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,170 | $15,850 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,592 | $13,138 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,548 | $16,750 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $32,370 | $33,556 |
| Gerontology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,043 | $19,831 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,259 | $16,097 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,888 | $14,975 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,763 | $13,750 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,757 | $20,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,717 | $15,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,134 | $18,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,931 | $17,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,388 | $18,750 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,331 | $15,625 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,047 | $15,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,949 | $18,471 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,756 | $16,250 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,798 | $15,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,971 | $15,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,831 | $15,568 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,863 | $15,173 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,639 | $14,753 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,569 | $19,241 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,404 | $16,396 |

## 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-Sacramento by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110617

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