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College Debt & ROI in Ca

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

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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

CollegeROIData 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.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. college cost, debt, and post-graduation earnings distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. degree-granting institutions. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2026.