10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$48,718at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
California State University, Los Angeles
⌖ Los Angeles, CA · 56 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$48,718 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.
13.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−25%Modeled 10-year ROI
$59,715Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$3,967Average net price / year
$18,403Cost of attendance
$59,715Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.0%Completion rate
91.3%Admission rate
19,562Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$37,248Year 1
$59,756Year 4
$59,715Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
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$137,1842Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$126,6113Civil Engineering · Master's Degree$120,6514Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$118,0585Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$116,1826Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$104,2087Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$101,0948Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$96,014Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Saratoga, CA
West Valley College
- Annual net price
- $3,423
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,150
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -37%
Santa Rosa Junior College
- Annual net price
- $6,331
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,892
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -32%
California State University, Stanislaus
- Annual net price
- $6,067
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,851
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -22%
California State University, Northridge
- Annual net price
- $7,021
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,117
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -27%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $137,184 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $126,611 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $120,651 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $118,058 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $116,182 | $18,964 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $104,208 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $101,094 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $96,014 | $14,676 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,760 | $18,767 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,028 | $13,000 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $92,683 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $90,351 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $88,659 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $87,525 | $15,321 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $86,970 | $15,883 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $84,668 | Not available |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $82,455 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $78,135 | Not available |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $72,670 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,677 | $13,053 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $70,508 | $15,132 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $69,022 | $13,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,441 | $16,730 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,366 | $19,334 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $63,878 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Master's Degree | $62,904 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $62,716 | $13,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | $60,235 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $59,904 | $15,171 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $59,545 | $11,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $57,695 | $12,812 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $56,466 | $12,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $56,063 | $10,614 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,970 | $22,500 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $55,413 | $14,721 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,998 | $11,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $54,695 | $11,679 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,908 | $13,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,857 | $12,500 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $53,127 | Not available |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $52,797 | $14,493 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,259 | $14,750 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $51,747 | $11,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,414 | $13,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $50,444 | $12,331 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,249 | $12,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,060 | $12,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $44,930 | $13,750 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $40,783 | $19,087 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $39,867 | $15,068 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,120 | $12,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $35,591 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $35,097 | $11,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,994 |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $11,750 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $14,000 |
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.