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title: Mount Saint Mary's 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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# Mount Saint Mary's 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 | $72,379 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $44,640 – $114,343 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $22,167 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $11,941 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 53% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $66,726 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.31× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $44,379 | derived |

**53% 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 $22,167 (≈ 31% 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 $22,651 to $84,742 across 18 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $84,742 | $25,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $80,705 | $173,420 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $69,340 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $67,666 | $18,069 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $53,352 | $49,100 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $52,383 | $61,500 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $51,166 | $40,999 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,513 | $27,373 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $41,307 | not reported |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,690 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,111 | $31,250 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Master's Degree | $35,797 | not reported |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,834 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,795 | $28,915 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,589 | not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,665 | $26,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,773 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,651 | $28,000 |

## 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 Mount Saint Mary's University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?119173

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