How much money do California State University Northridge graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $35,400 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $47,500 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for California State University-Northridge graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing with a median starting salary of $88,600 followed by Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions paying $82,300 and Construction Engineering Technologies graduates who have a median starting income of $74,200 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Taxation (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $86,300 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $77,400 and Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) who earn $75,400 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for California State University Northridge graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $88,600 |
| Taxation (Master's Degree) | $86,300 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $82,300 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $77,400 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $75,400 |
| Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $74,200 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $72,400 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) | $72,000 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $68,800 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $68,300 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) | $65,200 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,800 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $64,200 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $58,800 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,600 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $53,800 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $53,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) | $52,700 |
| Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $52,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) | $51,300 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $46,800 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,400 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's Degree) | $44,900 |
| Operations Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,800 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Master's Degree) | $42,000 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,700 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,600 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,900 |
| Education, Other (Master's Degree) | $37,200 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,900 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,000 |
| Music (Master's Degree) | $35,900 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,900 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,200 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,900 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,600 |
| English Language and Literature (Master's Degree) | $31,500 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,000 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,900 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,000 |
| Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,400 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,200 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,800 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,600 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,300 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Master's Degree) | $26,200 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,100 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,700 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,700 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,700 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,400 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,300 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,600 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,400 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,400 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,700 |
| Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,600 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $17,800 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110608 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for California State University Northridge.