California State University-Dominguez Hills

California State University-Dominguez Hills is a public college in Carson, CA. Its average net price is $7,244 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$6,002
$30,001 to $48,000$6,373
$48,001 to $75,000$7,655
$75,001 to $110,000$10,739
$110,001 and up$18,260
$7,853Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,173Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$7,244Average Net Price
$19,182Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,180Books and Supplies
$4,035Other Expenses
68.3%Students on Pell Grants
17.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

93.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,846
8 years after entry$57,574
10 years after entry$62,587
41.7%Graduation Rate
73.7%Retention Rate
$15,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Carson, CALocation
Small citySetting
12,538Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$34,374 National median for this major n=1,637Not published
Behavioral Sciences$39,719 National median for this major n=1,960Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$33,535 Small program - rough guide n=82$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=66
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,334 n=742$13,000 n=397
Business and Commerce$35,921 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$46,385 Small program - rough guide n=59$21,625 Small program - rough guide n=41
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Community Organization and Advocacy$43,138 n=150Not published
Computer Science$52,255 Small program - rough guide n=96$13,625 Small program - rough guide n=50
Computer Science$61,874 Small program - rough guide n=91$18,750 Small program - rough guide n=55
Criminal Justice$43,039 n=386$11,000 n=115
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$35,182 Small program - rough guide n=54Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other$33,804 National median for this major n=594Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$33,485 Small program - rough guide n=51$12,625 Small program - rough guide n=54
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$45,352 Small program - rough guide n=71Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$45,748 n=108Not published
History$28,572 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Journalism$38,121 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$49,568 n=134$13,000 n=129
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$41,300 National median for this major n=472Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$29,790 Small program - rough guide n=34$16,014 Small program - rough guide n=30
Psychology$36,075 n=643$13,000 n=337
Psychology, Other$40,236 National median for this major n=621Not published
Public Administration$57,138 Small program - rough guide n=41$19,103 Small program - rough guide n=35
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$43,753 n=152$18,875 Small program - rough guide n=62
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$73,581 National median for this major n=1,824Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$32,833 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Registered Nursing$116,349 n=235$13,000 n=143
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$40,200 n=366$14,524 n=164
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$32,068 n=121$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=93
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$36,765 n=287$12,500 n=152

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