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College Debt & ROI in Ca

172 colleges and universities in Ca with 1,722 school+major combinations analyzed.

172
Schools
$26K
Avg Median Debt
$57K
Avg Year 1 Earnings
100%
Avg Graduation Rate

All Schools in Ca

Epic Bible College & Graduate School

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $9K
Avg earnings: $40K/yr

Lionel University

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 98%

Avg debt: $10K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Bethesda University

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $11K
Avg earnings: $61K/yr

World Mission University

private · 5 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $12K
Avg earnings: $45K/yr

Latin American Bible Institute

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $12K
Avg earnings: $40K/yr

Dominican University of California

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $14K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

San Diego Christian College

private · 13 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $15K
Avg earnings: $49K/yr

Modesto Junior College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $17K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

San Diego Mesa College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $17K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

California College of ASU

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $17K
Avg earnings: $44K/yr

Scripps College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $18K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

Pitzer College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $18K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

University of California-San Diego

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $19K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

Claremont McKenna College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $19K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

Thomas Aquinas College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 99%

Avg debt: $19K
Avg earnings: $45K/yr

University of California-Santa Barbara

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $19K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

California State University-Monterey Bay

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $20K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

Interior Designers Institute

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $20K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

University of California-Merced

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $20K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

Feather River Community College District

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $20K
Avg earnings: $48K/yr

University of California-Davis

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $21K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

Antelope Valley Community College District

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $21K
Avg earnings: $48K/yr

Fresno Pacific University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $21K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

University of California-Irvine

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $21K
Avg earnings: $63K/yr

University of California-Berkeley

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $21K
Avg earnings: $66K/yr

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $21K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

America Evangelical University

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $40K/yr

Westcliff University

private · 7 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $61K/yr

Stanford University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $67K/yr

California State University-Chico

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $61K/yr

University of California-Riverside

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $60K/yr

University of California-Los Angeles

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $61K/yr

California Institute of Technology

private · 17 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $78K/yr

University of California-Santa Cruz

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

Pomona College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $23K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $23K
Avg earnings: $66K/yr

Shasta Bible College and Graduate School

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $23K
Avg earnings: $43K/yr

PCI College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 96%

Avg debt: $23K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

University of the People

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $74K/yr

Occidental College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

University of the West

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

Soka University of America

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $45K/yr

Santa Clara University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

Smith Chason College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Grace Mission University

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $40K/yr

Minerva University

private · 5 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Oak Valley College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

Harvey Mudd College

private · 19 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $60K/yr

Notre Dame de Namur University

private · 5 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

University of San Diego

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

John Paul the Great Catholic University

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

Loyola Marymount University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

San Jose State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $63K/yr

Sonoma State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

University of Southern California

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

California State University-Long Beach

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

Lincoln University

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

William Jessup University

private · 19 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

University of the Pacific

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

California State University Maritime Academy

public · 7 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $66K/yr

Westmont College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

The Master's University and Seminary

private · 18 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $40K/yr

American Medical Sciences Center

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

San Diego State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

California State University-Fullerton

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

Whittier College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Hope International University

private · 13 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $47K/yr

Menlo College

private · 9 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $61K/yr

California State University-Fresno

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

California State University-Bakersfield

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

Pepperdine University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

California Northstate University

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

La Sierra University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

California State University-San Marcos

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

University of San Francisco

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

University of Silicon Valley

private · 6 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

Biola University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

California Miramar University

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

California State University-Stanislaus

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

Art Center College of Design

private · 8 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

Providence Christian College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $45K/yr

California State University-Channel Islands

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

California State University-San Bernardino

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

California State University-Northridge

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

California State University-Sacramento

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

California Institute of the Arts

private · 8 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $49K/yr

Chapman University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

private · 5 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $51K/yr

Ashford University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

ATI College-Whittier

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

California Lutheran University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

San Francisco State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Saint Mary's College of California

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

Bakersfield College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

California State University-Dominguez Hills

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

Vanguard University of Southern California

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

Rio Hondo College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $48K/yr

California State University-Los Angeles

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

University of Antelope Valley

private · 6 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

MiraCosta College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

Santa Monica College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

Concordia University-Irvine

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Laguna College of Art and Design

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $44K/yr

University of Saint Katherine

private · 11 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Point Loma Nazarene University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

Southern California Institute of Technology

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 98%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $92K/yr

Santa Ana College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Mount Saint Mary's University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

University of La Verne

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

Life Pacific University

private · 6 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $48K/yr

Los Angeles Film School

private · 6 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $43K/yr

Musicians Institute

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

Los Angeles Pacific University

private · 7 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Otis College of Art and Design

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $46K/yr

California College of the Arts

private · 9 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

Foothill College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Skyline College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

California Baptist University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

Academy of Art University

private · 18 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

Shasta College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Cypress College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $35K/yr

Azusa Pacific University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

American Jewish University

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

California State University-East Bay

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

DeVry University-California

private · 12 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $72K/yr

California Jazz Conservatory

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $31K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

Solano Community College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $31K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

Woodbury University

private · 17 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $31K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Simpson University

private · 15 majors · Grad rate: 99%

Avg debt: $31K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

Alliant International University-San Diego

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $31K
Avg earnings: $69K/yr

University of Redlands

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $32K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Pacific Union College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $32K
Avg earnings: $50K/yr

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $33K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Laurus College

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $34K
Avg earnings: $76K/yr

Los Angeles College of Music

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 97%

Avg debt: $34K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

Integrity College of Health

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $35K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

University of Phoenix-California

private · 11 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $35K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

Newschool of Architecture and Design

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $35K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

West Los Angeles College

public · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $35K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Southern California Institute of Architecture

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 94%

Avg debt: $35K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses

private · 7 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $35K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Platt College-Los Angeles

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $36K
Avg earnings: $73K/yr

Platt College-Riverside

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $36K
Avg earnings: $60K/yr

University of Massachusetts Global

public · 14 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $36K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

New York Film Academy

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $36K
Avg earnings: $44K/yr

Touro University Worldwide

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $37K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 56%

Avg debt: $38K
Avg earnings: $40K/yr

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $38K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Unitek College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $38K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

CBD College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $38K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Glendale Career College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $39K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Platt College-Ontario

private · 5 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $39K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

Angeles College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $39K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Platt College-Anaheim

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $41K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Gnomon

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $42K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

West Coast University-Orange County

private · 4 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $42K
Avg earnings: $63K/yr

Stanbridge University

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $42K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

West Coast University-Ontario

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $43K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

West Coast University-Los Angeles

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $43K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Design Institute of San Diego

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $43K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

Fremont University

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $43K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

California Aeronautical University

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 97%

Avg debt: $45K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Chamberlain University-California

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $45K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

National University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $46K
Avg earnings: $60K/yr

American University of Health Sciences

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $48K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Beverly Hills Design Institute

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $49K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

Pacific College

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $49K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

private · 3 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $50K
Avg earnings: $60K/yr

Frequently Asked Questions

CollegeDebt tracks 172 colleges and universities in Ca, covering 1,722 school+major combinations with debt and earnings data.

The average median student debt across all school+major combinations in Ca is $26K. First-year earnings average $57K.

Among tracked schools, Epic Bible College & Graduate School has one of the lowest average debt levels in Ca. Use our school pages to compare ROI scores by major.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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