Public · Palm Desert, California
College of the Desert: cost, debt and earnings by major
11 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $17,769
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 33%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 10,207
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $8,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $17,315 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $17,223 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,397 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $20,629 |
| $110,000+ | $19,565 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (11)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$106,782
- Biological and Physical Sciences$59,719
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,620
- History$49,234
- Communication and Media Studies$47,357
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,349
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$44,704
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$40,391
- Psychology, General$39,201
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$38,801 (1 yr)
- Sociology$35,465