Public · Northridge, California
California State University-Northridge: cost, debt and earnings by major
90 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $6,346
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 57%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 93%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 32,691
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $15,000
- 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 | $4,429 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $4,460 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $5,948 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $9,780 |
| $110,000+ | $17,634 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (59)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,613
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$105,747
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,065
- Computer Science$101,348
- Computer Engineering$101,021
- Mechanical Engineering$99,216
- Civil Engineering$97,123
- Accounting and Related Services$92,329
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$91,131
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,804
- Management Information Systems and Services$88,999
- Public Administration$85,789
- Chemistry$79,878
- Finance and Financial Management Services$74,656
- Operations Research$74,344
- Biotechnology$73,542
- Economics$72,890
- Urban Studies/Affairs$72,148
- Geography and Cartography$69,323
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,760
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,188
- Marketing$64,373
- Mathematics$63,077
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,740
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$59,940
- Design and Applied Arts$59,676
- Biology, General$59,100
- Political Science and Government$57,527
- Real Estate$57,174
- Communication and Media Studies$57,138
- Public Health$55,989
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$55,327
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$55,096
- Sociology$54,500
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,169
- Journalism$53,351
- Area Studies$53,077
- Social Work$52,988
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,772
- Religion/Religious Studies$51,235
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$50,708
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,663
- Hospitality Administration/Management$50,644
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$49,811 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$49,792
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$49,359
- Philosophy$48,566
- English Language and Literature, General$47,660
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,913
- History$45,821
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,088
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,345
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$43,240
- Anthropology$43,192
- Fine and Studio Arts$42,904
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$41,882 (1 yr)
- Music$40,669
- Applied Mathematics$40,374 (1 yr)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$32,939
Master's programs (31)
- Computer Science$178,136
- Manufacturing Engineering$129,151
- Engineering-Related Fields$126,039 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$115,123
- Taxation$108,576
- Civil Engineering$104,388
- Educational Administration and Supervision$101,424
- Accounting and Related Services$98,558
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$95,444
- Materials Engineering$94,009 (1 yr)
- Public Administration$92,353
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$89,925
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$86,422 (1 yr)
- Special Education and Teaching$85,826
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$83,681
- Public Health$83,400
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$81,642 (1 yr)
- Social Work$81,505
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$76,505
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$75,660
- Education, Other$71,067
- Biology, General$66,642 (1 yr)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$65,455 (1 yr)
- Hospitality Administration/Management$64,835
- Nutrition Sciences$63,712 (1 yr)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$62,537
- English Language and Literature, General$61,735
- Communication and Media Studies$60,784
- Music$60,697
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$52,373 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$21,997 (1 yr)