10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$80,306at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
California State University, San Bernardino
⌖ San Bernardino, CA · 55 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$80,306 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.
16.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−41%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,795Observed 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
$4,564Average net price / year
$17,427Cost of attendance
$56,795Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.9%Completion rate
93.7%Admission rate
15,023Student 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
$34,196Year 1
$55,441Year 4
$56,795Year 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.
1Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$120,9012Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$118,1203Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$109,4994Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$109,0285Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$92,4926Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$90,7297Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$90,1428Public Administration · Master's Degree$85,338Observed 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%
Solano Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,669
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,959
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -50%
Modesto Junior College
- Annual net price
- $2,818
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,772
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -44%
City College of San Francisco
- Annual net price
- $6,906
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,266
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -46%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $120,901 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $118,120 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $109,499 | $18,116 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $109,028 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,492 | $18,096 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $90,729 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $90,142 | Not available |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $85,338 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $81,476 | Not available |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $79,868 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,845 | $17,020 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $69,201 | $13,018 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $66,202 | $16,119 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $65,961 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $64,715 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $63,496 | $16,553 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,062 | $14,958 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,004 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $61,491 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $61,095 | $12,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,367 | $14,500 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $58,110 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $57,603 | $15,108 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $57,319 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,157 | $13,125 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,799 | $15,283 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $56,773 | $12,672 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $56,534 | $13,300 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $56,430 | $19,998 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $56,361 | $13,500 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,277 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $55,217 | $16,300 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $54,944 | $15,000 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,717 | $17,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $54,275 | $14,917 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,060 | $17,500 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $53,378 | $17,045 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $52,799 | $14,295 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $49,732 | $16,449 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,171 | $15,750 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,954 | $13,852 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,326 | $12,500 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,408 | $16,750 |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,348 | Not available |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,977 | $15,000 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $44,655 | $13,141 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $43,776 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,648 | $13,875 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,468 | $16,139 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,232 | $16,210 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $40,695 | $10,967 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,417 | $12,646 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $40,118 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $38,985 | $12,566 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $30,319 | $18,750 |
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.