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San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · Public · 35,377 students · mostly bachelor degrees
186th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$15,364
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$27,780
Graduation rate
76%
Admission rate
36%
Median graduate earnings
$64,909
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$15,000
Pell grant recipients
32%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
226 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$165,564Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree39 grads/yr$158,013Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree195 grads/yr$120,799Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree203 grads/yr$120,682Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree122 grads/yr$116,842Psychology, General · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$111,549Finance, General · Master's Degree$110,830Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree101 grads/yr$106,416Accounting · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$103,392Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree206 grads/yr$100,586Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$100,564Astronautical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree111 grads/yr$100,139Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree259 grads/yr$97,825Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree142 grads/yr$95,865National Security Policy Studies · Master's Degree35 grads/yr$94,199Public Administration · Master's Degree61 grads/yr$91,303Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$88,417Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree$88,136Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree44 grads/yr$87,991Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree0 grads/yr$87,179Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$86,613Communication, General · Master's Degree34 grads/yr$84,280Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree$84,034Environmental Health · Master's Degree131 grads/yr$83,325Mathematics and Statistics · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$83,076
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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