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Business Administration, Management and Operations bachelor's degree outcomes at California Aeronautical University

Bakersfield, CA · Private for-profit · Federal field 5202

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$5,352 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
−45% · Negative payoff
Price evidence
College-wide context only
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

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What stays fixed$62,905 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not the exact price of this program category. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
OUTCOME SIGNALS

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available$61,270
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
18Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
21Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$36,126

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$62,905

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$36,126Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$46,233Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE30.2%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1
$62,905Year 4
$61,270Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,242
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$62,905 vs. $68,257

$5,352 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
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Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Berkeley, CA

University of California, Berkeley

$81,694 higher earnings · $22,645 lower annual net price

Earnings
$144,599
Debt
$12,195
Annual net price
$13,481
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San Luis Obispo, CA

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

$47,997 higher earnings · $19,461 lower annual net price

Earnings
$110,902
Debt
$17,000
Annual net price
$16,665
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Los Angeles, CA

University of Southern California

$46,223 higher earnings · $3,386 lower annual net price

Earnings
$109,128
Debt
$17,375
Annual net price
$32,740
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San Rafael, CA

Dominican University of California

$26,008 higher earnings · $793 lower annual net price

Earnings
$88,913
Debt
$27,000
Annual net price
$35,333
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DATA QUALITY

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21 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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