California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

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Prosperity Gauge

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

Comfortable

Taxes

Rent

$5,052

$9,667/mo gross$5,052/mo remaining (52%)

Taxes

$2,768/mo

28.6% effective

Student Loan

$148/mo

10yr at 5%

Rent

$1,699/mo

Metro median

Food, Transport, Savings

$5,052/mo

52% of gross

1.5% D/ESacramento-Roseville-Folsom

Adjusted earnings: $109,846 (costs 9% above avg in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom)

Completion Matters

If you graduate

+744%

ROI

Expected (55% grad)

+387%

ROI

Completion risk costs 356 points. About 45 in 100 students don't finish at this school.

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After Loan Payments, Graduates Earn

$5,258/moHealthy

$5,406/mo earnings

− $148/mo loan payment

Report Card

💰Value71

Net Price$10,512

10-Year Earnings$64,876

Federal Loan Rate25%

3-Year Repayment66%

🎓Completion64

Retention Rate81%

4-Year Grad Rate55%

6-Year Grad Rate55%

🚪Access64

Pell Grant Recipients49%

First-Generation Students49%

Admission Rate94%

📈Outcomes77

6-Year Earnings$51,074

10-Year Earnings$64,876

Loan Repayment Rate66%

📝 Admissions

SAT AverageN/A

ACT AverageN/A

Admission Rate94%

Student Body Size27,867

👥 Demographics

White22%

Hispanic/Latino39%

Black7%

Asian21%

American Indian/Alaska Native0%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander1%

Two or More Races6%

Non-Resident Alien2%

Unknown3%

💵 Cost

$10,512

Avg Net Price

$7,602

In-State Tuition

$19,482

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

~239 graduates/year

$60,028/yr

+300.1% ROI

Expected: +143%

$15,004 debt

📚 Education

Educational Administration and Supervision.Doctoral8.7% D/E

~11 graduates/year

$95,678/yr

+48.3% ROI

Expected: +4%

$64,500 debt

Education, General.Master's6.5% D/E

~74 graduates/year

$77,526/yr

+99.8% ROI

Expected: +33%

$38,810 debt

Educational Administration and Supervision.Master's4.1% D/E

$60,209/yr

+214.6% ROI

Expected: +96%

$19,137 debt

Student Counseling and Personnel Services.Master's7.4% D/E

~19 graduates/year

$59,543/yr

+75% ROI

Expected: +19%

$34,021 debt

Special Education and Teaching.Bachelor's6.3% D/E

$33,783/yr

+104.7% ROI

Expected: +35%

$16,500 debt

+1 more programs in Education

⚙️ Engineering

Construction Engineering.Bachelor's2.1% D/E

$90,836/yr

+525.9% ROI

Expected: +267%

$14,514 debt

Civil Engineering.Master's

~17 graduates/year

$87,247/yr

Mechanical Engineering.Master's

~16 graduates/year

$84,560/yr

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's2.9% D/E

~96 graduates/year

$74,450/yr

+351.2% ROI

Expected: +171%

$16,500 debt

Civil Engineering.Bachelor's3.3% D/E

~174 graduates/year

$71,342/yr

+296.3% ROI

Expected: +141%

$18,000 debt

+2 more programs in Engineering

📋 Other

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's6.8% D/E

~42 graduates/year

$34,117/yr

+89.5% ROI

Expected: +27%

$18,000 debt

📋 Other

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.Bachelor's5.3% D/E

~136 graduates/year

$33,869/yr

+146.3% ROI

Expected: +58%

$13,750 debt

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Bachelor's6.3% D/E

$31,950/yr

+104.5% ROI

Expected: +35%

$15,625 debt

Apparel and Textiles.Bachelor's

$26,968/yr

📋 Other

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's6.0% D/E

~128 graduates/year

$32,531/yr

+116.9% ROI

Expected: +42%

$15,000 debt

📋 Other

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's6.4% D/E

~189 graduates/year

$30,286/yr

+101.9% ROI

Expected: +34%

$15,000 debt

📋 Other

Biology, General.Master's

~11 graduates/year

$59,935/yr

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Bachelor's4.6% D/E

~16 graduates/year

$46,689/yr

+183% ROI

Expected: +78%

$16,500 debt

Biology, General.Bachelor's5.2% D/E

~269 graduates/year

$37,192/yr

+149.6% ROI

Expected: +60%

$14,900 debt

📋 Other

Mathematics.Bachelor's7.0% D/E

~57 graduates/year

$30,851/yr

+84.6% ROI

Expected: +24%

$16,716 debt

📋 Other

Gerontology.Bachelor's6.7% D/E

~57 graduates/year

$38,461/yr

+93.9% ROI

Expected: +29%

$19,831 debt

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Bachelor's

~11 graduates/year

—/yr

📋 Other

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.Bachelor's6.2% D/E

~121 graduates/year

$40,338/yr

+110.3% ROI

Expected: +38%

$19,181 debt

Health and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's6.9% D/E

~317 graduates/year

$31,901/yr

+87.7% ROI

Expected: +26%

$17,000 debt

📋 Other

Philosophy.Bachelor's6.5% D/E

~46 graduates/year

$29,326/yr

+98.8% ROI

Expected: +32%

$14,753 debt

📋 Other

Chemistry.Bachelor's8.0% D/E

~40 graduates/year

$42,581/yr

+62.1% ROI

Expected: +12%

$26,263 debt

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.Bachelor's

~18 graduates/year

—/yr

$15,000 debt

📋 Other

Psychology, General.Master's

~12 graduates/year

$58,598/yr

Psychology, General.Bachelor's6.0% D/E

~489 graduates/year

$32,603/yr

+117.4% ROI

Expected: +42%

$15,000 debt

⚖️ Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Bachelor's4.4% D/E

~494 graduates/year

$38,606/yr

+193.8% ROI

Expected: +84%

$13,138 debt

📋 Other

Public Administration.Master's

~19 graduates/year

$71,708/yr

Social Work.Master's6.6% D/E

~78 graduates/year

$65,967/yr

+96.6% ROI

Expected: +31%

$33,556 debt

Social Work.Bachelor's5.8% D/E

~244 graduates/year

$37,290/yr

+122.6% ROI

Expected: +45%

$16,750 debt

📋 Other

Economics.Bachelor's4.1% D/E

~195 graduates/year

$49,312/yr

+218.3% ROI

Expected: +98%

$15,493 debt

Geography and Cartography.Bachelor's4.3% D/E

~46 graduates/year

$48,227/yr

+201.9% ROI

Expected: +89%

$15,974 debt

Social Sciences, General.Bachelor's5.3% D/E

~31 graduates/year

$39,061/yr

+142.7% ROI

Expected: +56%

$16,097 debt

Sociology.Bachelor's5.2% D/E

~224 graduates/year

$37,040/yr

+147.3% ROI

Expected: +59%

$14,975 debt

Political Science and Government.Bachelor's5.7% D/E

~174 graduates/year

$36,189/yr

+128.3% ROI

Expected: +48%

$15,850 debt

+1 more programs in Other

📋 Other

Design and Applied Arts.Bachelor's6.3% D/E

~62 graduates/year

$32,240/yr

+104.7% ROI

Expected: +35%

$15,750 debt

Music.Bachelor's9.8% D/E

~32 graduates/year

$25,391/yr

+32% ROI

Expected: -5%

$19,241 debt

Film/Video and Photographic Arts.Bachelor's8.2% D/E

~83 graduates/year

$24,618/yr

+58.1% ROI

Expected: +10%

$15,568 debt

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's9.2% D/E

~28 graduates/year

$23,000/yr

+40.3% ROI

Expected: 0%

$16,396 debt

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's9.7% D/E

~56 graduates/year

$20,203/yr

+33.2% ROI

Expected: -4%

$15,173 debt

🏥 Healthcare

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's1.5% D/E

~253 graduates/year

$116,001/yr

+743.6% ROI

Expected: +387%

$13,750 debt

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Master's2.8% D/E

~61 graduates/year

$103,776/yr

+369.5% ROI

Expected: +181%

$22,103 debt

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.Doctoral11.2% D/E

$91,568/yr

+16% ROI

Expected: -14%

$78,936 debt

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.Master's5.5% D/E

~30 graduates/year

$78,448/yr

+133.8% ROI

Expected: +51%

$33,556 debt

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.Bachelor's4.4% D/E

~183 graduates/year

$44,162/yr

+194.8% ROI

Expected: +85%

$14,979 debt

+1 more programs in Healthcare

💼 Business

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Master's4.9% D/E

~172 graduates/year

$87,291/yr

+161.9% ROI

Expected: +67%

$33,324 debt

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's3.6% D/E

~1007 graduates/year

$48,492/yr

+259.5% ROI

Expected: +121%

$13,490 debt

📋 Other

History.Master's12.9% D/E

~18 graduates/year

$33,736/yr

+0.5% ROI

Expected: -22%

$33,556 debt

History.Bachelor's7.3% D/E

~111 graduates/year

$32,596/yr

+76.5% ROI

Expected: +20%

$18,471 debt

📋 Other

Interior Architecture.Bachelor's4.3% D/E

~11 graduates/year

$50,108/yr

+203.7% ROI

Expected: +90%

$16,500 debt

📋 Other

Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor's4.9% D/E

~531 graduates/year

$39,304/yr

+162% ROI

Expected: +67%

$15,000 debt

Journalism.Bachelor's8.5% D/E

~39 graduates/year

$30,644/yr

+53.2% ROI

Expected: +7%

$20,000 debt

📋 Other

Natural Resources Conservation and Research.Bachelor's6.9% D/E

~56 graduates/year

$37,308/yr

+86.5% ROI

Expected: +25%

$20,000 debt

📋 Other

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Bachelor's6.3% D/E

~101 graduates/year

$30,628/yr

+104.2% ROI

Expected: +35%

$15,000 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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