Public · Los Angeles, California
California State University-Los Angeles: cost, debt and earnings by major
64 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $2,385
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 55%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 19,562
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $14,576
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $1,364 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $1,624 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $2,270 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $4,495 |
| $110,000+ | $13,082 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (40)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,182
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,014
- Civil Engineering$94,760
- Mechanical Engineering$93,028
- Computer Science$87,525
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$86,970
- Mathematics$70,677
- Air Transportation$70,508
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$69,022
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,441
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,366
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,716
- Fire Protection$61,998 (1 yr)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,904
- Social Work$59,545
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$57,695
- Public Health$56,466
- Political Science and Government$56,063
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,970
- History$55,413
- Economics$54,998
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,695
- Biology, General$53,908
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,857
- Philosophy$53,127
- Nutrition Sciences$52,797
- English Language and Literature, General$52,259
- Chemistry$51,747
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,414
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,444
- Sociology$50,249
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$46,060
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$44,930
- Natural Sciences$43,186 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$40,783
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$39,867
- Music$39,120
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$35,591
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$35,097
- Anthropology$32,391 (1 yr)
Master's programs (23)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$137,184
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$126,611
- Civil Engineering$120,651
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$118,058
- Special Education and Teaching$104,208
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$101,094
- Mechanical Engineering$99,093 (1 yr)
- Security Science and Technology$92,683
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$90,351
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$88,659
- Education, General$84,668
- Nutrition Sciences$82,455
- Accounting and Related Services$79,969 (1 yr)
- Social Work$78,135
- Public Administration$72,670
- Music$68,967 (1 yr)
- Curriculum and Instruction$63,878
- English Language and Literature, General$62,904
- Public Health$62,670 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$60,235
- Sociology$59,061 (1 yr)
- Anthropology$51,666 (1 yr)
- History$39,272 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$96,577 (1 yr)