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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at California State Polytechnic University Pomona

This page shows median first-year earnings for California State Polytechnic University-Pomona graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $39,800 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $55,400. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Construction Engineering Technologies, with median first-year earnings of $73,700 , followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $66,300 , and Manufacturing Engineering at $65,000 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Civil Engineering (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $68,700 , followed by Education (Master's Degree) at $62,700 , and Psychology (Master's Degree) at $38,800 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for California State Polytechnic University Pomona graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for California State Polytechnic University Pomona graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) $73,700
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $68,700
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,300
Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,000
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,800
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,300
Education (Master's Degree) $62,700
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,300
Engineering Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,700
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,600
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $59,700
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,300
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,300
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,600
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,500
Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,900
Landscape Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,700
Psychology (Master's Degree) $38,800
Biotechnology (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,400
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,400
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,700
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,000
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,600
Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,300
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,200
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,500
English Language and Literature (Master's Degree) $32,200
Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,800
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,700
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,100
Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,000
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,000
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,000
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,600
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,800
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,700
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,700
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,900
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,800
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,800

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110529.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026