California State University-Chico

Chico, CA

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Prosperity Gauge

Monthly budget after graduation — Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Comfortable

Taxes

Rent

$5,264

$9,432/mo gross$5,264/mo remaining (56%)

Taxes

$2,683/mo

28.4% effective

Student Loan

$178/mo

10yr at 5%

Rent

$1,307/mo

Metro median

Food, Transport, Savings

$5,264/mo

56% of gross

1.9% D/EChico

Adjusted earnings: $109,935 (costs 5% above avg in Chico)

Completion Matters

If you graduate

+586%

ROI

Expected (64% grad)

+356%

ROI

Completion risk costs 230 points. About 36 in 100 students don't finish at this school.

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After Loan Payments, Graduates Earn

$5,170/moHealthy

$5,348/mo earnings

− $178/mo loan payment

Report Card

💰Value68

Net Price$14,838

10-Year Earnings$64,172

Federal Loan Rate33%

3-Year Repayment71%

🎓Completion71

Retention Rate84%

4-Year Grad Rate64%

6-Year Grad Rate64%

🚪Access60

Pell Grant Recipients40%

First-Generation Students47%

Admission Rate94%

📈Outcomes78

6-Year Earnings$50,493

10-Year Earnings$64,172

Loan Repayment Rate71%

📝 Admissions

SAT AverageN/A

ACT AverageN/A

Admission Rate94%

Student Body Size13,057

👥 Demographics

White42%

Hispanic/Latino38%

Black3%

Asian6%

American Indian/Alaska Native0%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0%

Two or More Races6%

Non-Resident Alien1%

Unknown4%

💵 Cost

$14,838

Avg Net Price

$8,064

In-State Tuition

$19,944

Out-of-State Tuition

Programs & Earnings by Field

Median earnings 1 year after graduation. ROI = (Earnings - Debt) / Debt.

💻 Computer Science

Computer Science.Bachelor's3.2% D/E

~61 graduates/year

$81,021/yr

+305.1% ROI

Expected: +177%

$20,000 debt

Computer and Information Sciences, General.Bachelor's4.9% D/E

~88 graduates/year

$49,967/yr

+163.4% ROI

Expected: +86%

$18,972 debt

📚 Education

Special Education and Teaching.Master's

$69,269/yr

Education, General.Master's

~38 graduates/year

$58,276/yr

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Bachelor's11.9% D/E

$24,427/yr

+9.3% ROI

Expected: -12%

$22,358 debt

⚙️ Engineering

Engineering, Other.Bachelor's3.9% D/E

~34 graduates/year

$74,204/yr

+229.8% ROI

Expected: +129%

$22,500 debt

Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor's3.9% D/E

~102 graduates/year

$73,297/yr

+227.9% ROI

Expected: +128%

$22,353 debt

Civil Engineering.Bachelor's3.8% D/E

~57 graduates/year

$72,350/yr

+242.5% ROI

Expected: +137%

$21,125 debt

Computer Engineering.Bachelor's

~7 graduates/year

—/yr

🔧 Engineering Tech

Construction Engineering Technologies.Bachelor's3.0% D/E

~115 graduates/year

$88,648/yr

+327% ROI

Expected: +191%

$20,761 debt

Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Bachelor's3.1% D/E

$77,965/yr

+314.2% ROI

Expected: +183%

$18,822 debt

Engineering-Related Fields.Bachelor's3.3% D/E

~45 graduates/year

$69,042/yr

+294.5% ROI

Expected: +170%

$17,500 debt

📋 Other

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's9.7% D/E

~32 graduates/year

$22,917/yr

+33.2% ROI

Expected: +3%

$17,200 debt

📋 Other

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.Bachelor's7.1% D/E

$31,673/yr

+82.3% ROI

Expected: +35%

$17,375 debt

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Bachelor's7.1% D/E

$30,441/yr

+82% ROI

Expected: +34%

$16,722 debt

📋 Other

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's7.2% D/E

~64 graduates/year

$27,045/yr

+80.3% ROI

Expected: +33%

$15,000 debt

📋 Other

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's7.5% D/E

~210 graduates/year

$27,196/yr

+73.4% ROI

Expected: +29%

$15,688 debt

📋 Other

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.Bachelor's6.2% D/E

~17 graduates/year

$49,068/yr

+108.8% ROI

Expected: +52%

$23,500 debt

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Bachelor's6.6% D/E

~22 graduates/year

$42,886/yr

+94.9% ROI

Expected: +43%

$22,000 debt

Biology, General.Bachelor's6.1% D/E

~69 graduates/year

$37,120/yr

+110.9% ROI

Expected: +53%

$17,600 debt

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Bachelor's9.4% D/E

$25,952/yr

+38.4% ROI

Expected: +7%

$18,750 debt

📋 Other

Mathematics.Bachelor's5.6% D/E

~34 graduates/year

$38,212/yr

+131.6% ROI

Expected: +66%

$16,500 debt

📋 Other

Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies.Bachelor's7.8% D/E

$25,525/yr

+66% ROI

Expected: +24%

$15,375 debt

Nutrition Sciences.Bachelor's8.8% D/E

~64 graduates/year

$25,490/yr

+47.6% ROI

Expected: +12%

$17,272 debt

📋 Other

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.Bachelor's6.8% D/E

~87 graduates/year

$33,920/yr

+89.6% ROI

Expected: +39%

$17,886 debt

Health and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's9.4% D/E

~220 graduates/year

$28,236/yr

+37.7% ROI

Expected: +6%

$20,500 debt

Health and Physical Education/Fitness.Master's

~17 graduates/year

—/yr

📋 Other

Psychology, General.Master's9.2% D/E

~27 graduates/year

$48,227/yr

+41.3% ROI

Expected: +8%

$34,125 debt

Psychology, General.Bachelor's6.1% D/E

~342 graduates/year

$31,827/yr

+112.2% ROI

Expected: +54%

$15,000 debt

⚖️ Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Bachelor's5.4% D/E

~173 graduates/year

$36,045/yr

+140.3% ROI

Expected: +72%

$15,000 debt

📋 Other

Social Work.Master's3.9% D/E

~41 graduates/year

$62,661/yr

+230.4% ROI

Expected: +129%

$18,968 debt

Public Administration.Master's

~7 graduates/year

$52,475/yr

Social Work.Bachelor's5.6% D/E

~74 graduates/year

$36,840/yr

+132.7% ROI

Expected: +67%

$15,829 debt

Public Administration.Bachelor's

~13 graduates/year

—/yr

📋 Other

Political Science and Government.Bachelor's6.2% D/E

~81 graduates/year

$41,893/yr

+109.5% ROI

Expected: +52%

$20,000 debt

Geography and Cartography.Bachelor's

~21 graduates/year

$40,380/yr

International Relations and National Security Studies.Bachelor's5.0% D/E

~33 graduates/year

$39,060/yr

+160.4% ROI

Expected: +84%

$15,000 debt

Economics.Bachelor's6.3% D/E

~33 graduates/year

$37,432/yr

+104.5% ROI

Expected: +49%

$18,300 debt

Sociology.Bachelor's4.9% D/E

~144 graduates/year

$36,992/yr

+164.2% ROI

Expected: +87%

$14,000 debt

+2 more programs in Other

📋 Other

Design and Applied Arts.Bachelor's8.6% D/E

~124 graduates/year

$27,573/yr

+51.3% ROI

Expected: +15%

$18,227 debt

Music.Bachelor's12.0% D/E

~44 graduates/year

$25,339/yr

+7.8% ROI

Expected: -13%

$23,500 debt

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's8.6% D/E

~45 graduates/year

$22,628/yr

+51% ROI

Expected: +15%

$14,990 debt

🏥 Healthcare

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's1.9% D/E

~117 graduates/year

$113,181/yr

+585.9% ROI

Expected: +356%

$16,500 debt

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.Master's5.3% D/E

~24 graduates/year

$73,232/yr

+144.1% ROI

Expected: +74%

$30,000 debt

Public Health.Bachelor's5.9% D/E

~59 graduates/year

$45,339/yr

+121.2% ROI

Expected: +59%

$20,500 debt

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.Bachelor's6.2% D/E

~90 graduates/year

$40,057/yr

+107.2% ROI

Expected: +51%

$19,331 debt

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.Bachelor's7.1% D/E

~51 graduates/year

$29,297/yr

+81.4% ROI

Expected: +34%

$16,148 debt

💼 Business

Construction Management.Bachelor's2.8% D/E

$89,075/yr

+360.6% ROI

Expected: +212%

$19,341 debt

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Master's3.3% D/E

~22 graduates/year

$72,622/yr

+287.3% ROI

Expected: +166%

$18,750 debt

Accounting and Related Services.Bachelor's3.6% D/E

$60,606/yr

+259.1% ROI

Expected: +148%

$16,875 debt

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's4.7% D/E

~648 graduates/year

$46,145/yr

+175.5% ROI

Expected: +94%

$16,750 debt

Management Information Systems and Services.Bachelor's

—/yr

📋 Other

History.Bachelor's7.1% D/E

~68 graduates/year

$30,697/yr

+82.3% ROI

Expected: +35%

$16,838 debt

📋 Other

Agricultural Business and Management.Bachelor's3.0% D/E

~71 graduates/year

$47,937/yr

+326.1% ROI

Expected: +190%

$11,250 debt

Plant Sciences.Bachelor's4.1% D/E

$43,944/yr

+217.8% ROI

Expected: +121%

$13,826 debt

Animal Sciences.Bachelor's6.8% D/E

~72 graduates/year

$33,387/yr

+89.6% ROI

Expected: +39%

$17,606 debt

Agriculture, General.Bachelor's

~69 graduates/year

—/yr

$14,750 debt

📋 Other

Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor's5.4% D/E

~122 graduates/year

$38,421/yr

+138.3% ROI

Expected: +70%

$16,125 debt

Journalism.Bachelor's6.8% D/E

~68 graduates/year

$35,668/yr

+91.6% ROI

Expected: +41%

$18,618 debt

📋 Other

Natural Resources Conservation and Research.Bachelor's7.9% D/E

~26 graduates/year

$33,758/yr

+64.7% ROI

Expected: +23%

$20,500 debt

📋 Other

Area Studies.Bachelor's9.2% D/E

~17 graduates/year

$23,149/yr

+40.3% ROI

Expected: +8%

$16,500 debt

How to read this: If a program shows $50,000/yr earnings and +150% ROI, graduates earn $50k one year out, and that's 2.5x their student debt. Higher ROI = better return on your education investment.

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Statistics from College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Veteran data estimated from Scorecard demographics. Prosperity Gauge uses federal tax estimates, standard 10-year loan amortization at 5%, and state-level rent data. See our methodology.