Private nonprofit · San Diego, California
National University: cost, debt and earnings by major
62 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $24,008
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 43%
- 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
- 10,794
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,000
- 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 | $22,968 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $23,736 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $31,068 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (2)
Bachelor's programs (28)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$121,408
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$114,413
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,721
- Manufacturing Engineering$97,525
- Computer Science$95,555
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$94,203
- Management Information Systems and Services$94,118
- Construction Engineering$82,479 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$81,299
- Homeland Security$80,134
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$79,900
- Accounting and Related Services$79,696
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,266
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$76,305
- Security Science and Technology$74,992 (1 yr)
- Public Health$70,340
- Psychology, General$66,849
- Sociology$64,860
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$62,748
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,772 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$59,956
- History$59,645
- English Language and Literature, General$59,192
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,026 (1 yr)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$58,727
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,761
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$51,723 (1 yr)
- Business/Corporate Communications$48,011 (1 yr)
Master's programs (30)
- Computer Science$132,798
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$127,649
- Management Information Systems and Services$118,874
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$118,388
- Educational Administration and Supervision$110,083
- Engineering-Related Fields$108,725
- Statistics$105,040 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$96,924
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$93,547
- Accounting and Related Services$93,465
- Public Administration$88,988
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$88,945
- Special Education and Teaching$85,908
- Human Resources Management and Services$81,583
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$81,355
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$78,979
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$78,497
- Education, General$77,748
- Homeland Security$75,701
- Public Health$73,936
- Psychology, General$71,001
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research$68,515 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$67,015
- English Language and Literature, General$66,189
- Security Science and Technology$66,173
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$65,405
- Communication and Media Studies$63,474
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$54,662
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$48,733 (1 yr)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$47,529
Doctoral programs (1)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$89,962 (1 yr)