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title: Loyola Marymount University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Los Angeles, 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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# Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, 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 | $78,349 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $48,957 – $115,071 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,625 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 79% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $83,943 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.19× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $50,349 | derived |

**79% 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 $15,000 (≈ 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 $21,994 to $108,666 across 33 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $108,666 | $99,813 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $107,439 | $70,420 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,486 | $26,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,573 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,425 | $21,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $67,187 | $155,436 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,189 | $14,750 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $61,449 | $20,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $58,018 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $57,915 | $48,414 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,511 | $19,500 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | Master's Degree | $54,862 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $51,108 | $74,081 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,000 | $20,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $48,961 | $43,095 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,023 | $24,906 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $46,968 | $104,931 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,911 | not reported |
| Law. | Master's Degree | $43,574 | $66,097 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,625 | $17,574 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,373 | $17,750 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,632 | $20,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,842 | $22,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Master's Degree | $30,539 | $120,626 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,818 | $23,105 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,116 | $17,750 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,075 | $22,625 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,780 | $19,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,477 | $23,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,351 | $19,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,503 | $22,375 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,556 | $20,000 |
| Natural Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,994 | $26,000 |

## 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 Loyola Marymount University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?117946

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