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California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA · Public · 6,819 students · mostly bachelor degrees
160th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,663
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,987
Graduation rate
59%
Admission rate
97%
Median graduate earnings
$59,247
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$12,750
Pell grant recipients
43%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
44 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree59 grads/yr$134,489Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree92 grads/yr$115,179Educational/Instructional Technology · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$104,220Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree207 grads/yr$101,787Social Work · Master's Degree51 grads/yr$95,950Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$80,481Education, General · Master's Degree55 grads/yr$80,296Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$79,241Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$74,298Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$73,905Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree241 grads/yr$72,558Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$62,943International/Globalization Studies · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$61,480Marine Sciences · Bachelor's Degree84 grads/yr$59,782General Studies · Bachelor's Degree250 grads/yr$59,017Survey Research/Methodology · Bachelor's Degree109 grads/yr$57,200Human Services, General · Bachelor's Degree90 grads/yr$56,719Hospitality Administration/Management, General · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$55,856Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree133 grads/yr$55,654Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree293 grads/yr$54,074Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$51,598Child Development · Bachelor's Degree69 grads/yr$51,118Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$48,639Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree132 grads/yr$47,736Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$40,077
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.