SchoolEarnings (1yr)Earnings (4yr)DebtTuition
Stanford University
Stanford
$98,104$127,416$12,500$62,484
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont
$89,505$115,832$12,000$64,150
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley
$80,446$106,624$13,000$14,850
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara
$76,606$102,794$19,500$59,241
Pomona College
Claremont
$70,051$100,669โ€”$62,326
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo
$67,501$76,499$18,500$11,075
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
$66,334$88,311$13,516$14,965
Occidental College
Los Angeles
$64,885$75,699$25,590$63,446
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
$62,091$81,475$15,000$13,747
Pitzer College
Claremont
$59,767โ€”โ€”$62,692
University of San Francisco
San Francisco
$58,046โ€”$21,500$58,222
California State University-Channel Islands
Camarillo
$57,440$66,480โ€”$6,817
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
$57,060$76,486$14,000$68,237
Pepperdine University
Malibu
$54,267$72,622$24,250$66,742
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park
$53,825$78,350$20,125$8,190
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles
$53,206$74,490$21,500$58,974
California State University-Stanislaus
Turlock
$51,815โ€”โ€”$7,826
University of California-Merced
Merced
$51,212$66,770$19,303$14,167
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla
$51,192$68,970$15,000$15,265
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
$50,518$73,904$18,017$14,560
University of California-Davis
Davis
$50,295$71,906$13,000$15,247
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento
$49,312$58,522$17,625$7,602
California State University-East Bay
Hayward
$46,408$59,028โ€”$7,055
San Francisco State University
San Francisco
$46,310$75,235$13,750$7,424
San Diego State University
San Diego
$44,125$61,799$15,250$8,290
University of California-Irvine
Irvine
$44,087$63,977$15,499$14,237
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos
$40,155$60,320$17,500$7,739
California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton
$39,993$71,016$12,000$7,073
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona
$39,836$51,639$11,858$7,439
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach
$38,475$62,301$18,375$7,008
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino
$37,679$59,124$17,500$7,675
California State University-Chico
Chico
$37,432$59,360$19,150$8,064
University of California-Riverside
Riverside
$37,149$56,595$18,500$14,170
California State University-Northridge
Northridge
$35,628$63,401$13,000$7,095
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
$32,877โ€”$11,000$6,813

How California Compares

Programs in California
35
State vs National Earnings
-1%
below national median
State vs National Debt
-26%
below national median