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California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt: cost, debt and earnings by major
36 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $13,751
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 44%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 98%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,612
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $17,297
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 6.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $9,950 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,251 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $11,897 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $14,653 |
| $110,000+ | $24,229 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (31)
- Forestry$79,849
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,225
- Computer Science$74,620
- Economics$61,175
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,005
- Social Work$57,953
- Biology, General$55,707
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,222
- Criminology$55,174
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,371
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$50,915
- Chemistry$50,579
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management$50,525
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$49,706
- Sociology$48,143
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$47,003
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,245
- Psychology, General$45,889
- English Language and Literature, General$43,310
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$43,064
- Botany/Plant Biology$42,743
- History$42,119
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$42,049
- Political Science and Government$41,994
- Anthropology$41,464
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$41,105
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,566
- Geography and Cartography$39,506 (1 yr)
- Journalism$39,178
- Zoology/Animal Biology$38,495
- Fine and Studio Arts$34,812