College of San Mateo
⌖ San Mateo, CA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
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Not availableModeled economic break-even
Not availableModeled 10-year ROI
$64,327Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about College of San Mateo
What does College of San Mateo cost?
College of San Mateo reports an average annual net price of $536 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do College of San Mateo graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $64,327 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do College of San Mateo graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $14,695. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at College of San Mateo worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 6 field-and-credential outcomes at College of San Mateo; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
No payoff curve is shown.
The reported institution-wide average net price is below DegreeVerdict’s reliability floor for national payoff comparisons.
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$536Average net price / year
$10,837Cost of attendance
$14,695Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$156/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$64,327Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,977Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$65,341Year 1
$69,861Year 4
$64,327Year 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 · Associate's Degree$144,7942Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$72,3903Communication and Media Studies · Associate's Degree$65,1204Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$55,8575Social Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$52,6196Psychology, General · Associate's Degree$49,708Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $144,794 reported+79%vs same-degree national median$12,831federal debt2Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's Degree · $65,120 reported+51%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $72,390 reported+49%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $49,708 reported+27%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $52,619 reported+22%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $55,857 reported+20%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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.
San Bruno, CA
Skyline College
- Annual net price
- $1,738
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,375
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
Mission College
- Annual net price
- $5,080
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,384
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +12%
California State University, Fullerton
- Annual net price
- $6,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,730
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -14%
California State University, Bakersfield
- Annual net price
- $5,652
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,597
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -18%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $144,794 | $12,831 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $72,390 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $65,120 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $55,857 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $52,619 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $49,708 | Not available | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.