How much money do California State University Sacramento graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $39,200 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $51,000 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 Sacramento State 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 $106,600 followed by Construction Engineering paying $76,900 and Computer Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $74,900 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $85,100 followed by Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) at $75,600 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) who earn $69,000 .
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 Sacramento 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) | $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 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110617 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for California State University Sacramento.