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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at California State University Sacramento

This page shows median first-year earnings for Sacramento State 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 $39,200 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $51,000. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

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

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, with median first-year earnings of $106,600 , followed by Construction Engineering at $76,900 , and Computer Engineering at $74,900 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $85,100 , followed by Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) at $75,600 , and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $69,000 .

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

Median first-year earnings for California State University Sacramento graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $106,600
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $85,100
Construction Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $76,900
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) $75,600
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $74,900
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $69,000
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,600
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $64,100
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,700
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,900
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,200
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $56,700
Social Work (Master's Degree) $54,800
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $53,100
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $48,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,700
Interior Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,700
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,700
History (Master's Degree) $42,200
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,300
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,800
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,700
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,300
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,000
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,400
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,900
Gerontology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,800
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,800
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,900
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,800
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,400
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,500
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,300
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,100
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,700
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,200
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,200
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,800
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,500
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,100
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,500
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,700
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,600
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $16,000

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110617.

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

Last updated: August 2026