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California State University, Dominguez Hills

⌖ Carson, CA · 42 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$97,460 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

18.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−45%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,700Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$97,460at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$214,4600
2
4
6
8
−$97,46010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 18.3 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$7,449
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$20,049
Sticker price
Average net price$8,615
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,191
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$8,615Average net price / year
$23,191Cost of attendance
$13,807Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$146/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$56,700Median earnings · year 5 after completion
42.8%Completion rate
93.3%Admission rate
12,538Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$7,303
$30–48k$8,090
$48–75k$8,855
$75–110k$12,323
$110k+$18,947
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$56,700
Year 6$46,827
Year 10$57,162
Full-time retention
73.7%
Part-time retention
35.6%
Completion within 200% of normal time
51.5%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

75thEarnings percentile
28thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$64,677Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$15,250Median federal debt across categories that report debt
64%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,973Year 1
$58,922Year 4
$56,700Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$151,2242Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$118,5883Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$115,1004Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Bachelor's Degree$109,6425Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$97,0356Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · Master's Degree$95,6837Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$95,0898Public Administration · Master's Degree$89,849

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$151,224Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$118,588$18,750
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$115,100Not available
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$109,642$20,125
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$97,035Not available
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionMaster's Degree$95,683Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$95,089Not available
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$89,849Not available
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherMaster's Degree$89,284Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$84,789Not available
Social WorkMaster's Degree$84,628Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$83,346Not available
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$77,851Not available
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree$75,412$27,160
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$74,788$18,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's Degree$73,558Not available
MathematicsBachelor's Degree$68,900$21,310
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$68,126Not available
Public AdministrationBachelor's Degree$68,008$18,965
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$64,677Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$63,662$15,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$62,164$15,453
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$59,603$18,750
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$59,558$10,268
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$59,094$18,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$57,727$12,256
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$57,478$17,043
English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's Degree$57,245$12,879
SociologyBachelor's Degree$55,100$15,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,081Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,405$16,043
Psychology, OtherBachelor's Degree$52,965$13,750
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,742$13,625
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree$51,549$13,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$51,185$17,318
Community Organization and AdvocacyBachelor's Degree$50,686$16,500
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$48,430$12,688
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$44,654$12,000
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$36,326$13,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's DegreeNot available$13,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's DegreeNot available$13,164
HistoryBachelor's DegreeNot available$14,635

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.