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

San Bernardino, 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 | $59,977 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $36,326 – $83,589 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,445 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 55% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $17,427 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 73% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $31,977 | derived |

**55% 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 $12,445 (≈ 21% 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 $18,107 to $91,100 across 51 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $91,100 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $79,025 | $17,963 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $76,052 | $41,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $67,962 | $34,166 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $63,968 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $55,681 | $37,400 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $55,496 | $37,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $54,356 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,504 | $18,214 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $51,144 | $24,379 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $47,298 | $23,985 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $46,685 | $24,954 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $45,755 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,267 | $16,906 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,723 | $12,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,337 | $16,835 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,690 | $11,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,691 | $12,604 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,378 | $19,998 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,157 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,148 | $14,391 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,345 | $12,671 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,999 | $16,276 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,350 | $12,511 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,298 | $17,609 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,043 | $16,212 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,255 | $16,577 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,928 | $15,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,430 | $16,100 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,643 | not reported |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,377 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,938 | $17,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,772 | $15,108 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,653 | $15,669 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,045 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,801 | $12,613 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,707 | $15,135 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,211 | $18,125 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,032 | $15,391 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,423 | $15,000 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,633 | $12,700 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,419 | $14,931 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,355 | $12,633 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,179 | $12,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,975 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,538 | $15,469 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,225 | $10,935 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,079 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,628 | $13,141 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,701 | $14,437 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,107 | $16,254 |

## 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-San Bernardino by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110510

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