Public · Bakersfield, California
California State University-Bakersfield: cost, debt and earnings by major
31 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $4,001
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 48%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 94%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 8,577
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $13,246
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 6.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $2,097 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $2,371 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $3,304 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $7,017 |
| $110,000+ | $14,673 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (25)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$102,298
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,998
- Computer Engineering$93,797
- Engineering Science$88,948
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$82,315
- Computer Science$80,432
- Economics$78,029
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$69,989
- Agricultural Business and Management$68,023 (1 yr)
- Mathematics$64,470
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,705
- Biology, General$58,885
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$57,529
- History$56,081
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,715
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$53,553
- Sociology$52,618
- English Language and Literature, General$52,420
- Political Science and Government$51,882
- Communication and Media Studies$50,989
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$50,850
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$49,834
- Psychology, General$49,207
- Fine and Studio Arts$43,534
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$27,886 (1 yr)