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Bakersfield, CA

California State University-Bakersfield

https://www.csub.edu

Repayment outcome

80.9%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$27,800–$63,600

middle 50% · median $48,100

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$8,634

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$11,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$18,061

Default rate

9.6%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Health Professions$80,521
  2. Education$67,995
  3. Interdisciplinary$58,673
  4. Computer Science$50,856
  5. Social Sciences$49,683
  6. Engineering$45,600
  7. Business$36,528
  8. Public Admin$33,993
  9. Physical Sciences$32,563
  10. Communication and Media Studies.$32,282
  11. Criminal Justice$30,926
  12. Psychology$28,671
  13. English & Literature$28,598
  14. Biology$27,874
  15. Family Sciences$23,456
  16. History$22,806
  17. Parks & Fitness$20,748
  18. Liberal Arts$20,596
  19. Visual & Performing Arts$15,817

Academics

Acceptance

66.3%

Avg SAT

901

Enrollment

7,226

What students study

19 fields offered

Business

18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Liberal Arts13.5%
  2. 03Criminal Justice9.7%
  3. 04Social Sciences8.7%
  4. 05Psychology8.5%
  5. 06Health Professions5.9%
  6. 07Communications4.1%
  7. 08English & Literature4.0%
  8. 09Education3.8%
  9. 10Biology3.8%
  10. 11Parks & Fitness3.3%
  11. 12Visual & Performing Arts3.3%
  12. 13Physical Sciences3.1%
  13. 14History2.7%
  14. 15Math & Statistics1.7%
  15. 16Computer Science1.1%
  16. 17Public Admin1.1%
  17. 18Natural Resources1.1%
  18. 19Foreign Languages1.0%
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