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California State University-Monterey Bay: cost, debt and earnings by major
27 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $13,861
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 63%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 6,819
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $11,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $10,966 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,831 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $12,157 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $16,040 |
| $110,000+ | $23,159 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (21)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$134,489
- Computer Science$101,787
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$74,298
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,558
- Mathematics$62,943
- International/Globalization Studies$61,480
- Marine Sciences$59,782
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,017
- Social Sciences, General$57,200
- Human Services, General$56,719
- Hospitality Administration/Management$55,856
- Biology, General$55,654
- Psychology, General$54,074
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,598
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$51,118
- Design and Applied Arts$48,639
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$47,736
- Music$40,077
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$39,954
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,824
- Fine and Studio Arts$34,006