California State University-Northridge
California State University-Northridge is a public college in Northridge, CA. Its average net price is $6,346 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $4,429 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $4,460 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $5,948 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $9,780 |
| $110,001 and up | $17,634 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $50,095 |
| 8 years after entry | $56,920 |
| 10 years after entry | $63,721 |
Campus Facts
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.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $74,096 n=350 | $18,750 n=129 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $28,343 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $49,811 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Biology | $33,664 n=108 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Biotechnology | $49,430 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $50,898 n=840 | $12,937 n=290 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $44,764 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,768 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $17,625 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $30,813 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $17,750 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Communications | $39,561 n=377 | $14,533 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Computer Engineering | $84,485 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $62,281 n=157 | $16,404 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Computer Science | $64,914 n=281 | $15,500 n=123 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $90,668 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $40,326 n=505 | $12,211 n=186 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $38,152 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $25,667 Small program - rough guide n=67 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $47,399 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $80,093 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $32,774 n=156 | $16,732 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $33,237 n=228 | $16,250 n=110 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $43,742 National median for this major n=1,308 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,153 n=168 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,506 Small program - rough guide n=71 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $55,572 n=356 | Not published |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $47,298 n=217 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| History | $35,987 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $18,211 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $41,741 Small program - rough guide n=50 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $33,837 n=432 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,557 Small program - rough guide n=73 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $40,504 n=222 | $11,750 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Marketing | $44,378 n=470 | $11,497 n=162 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,759 n=228 | $14,198 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $28,903 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $14,500 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Operations Research | $97,876 National median for this major n=155 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $38,484 n=222 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Psychology | $34,217 n=870 | $12,500 n=483 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $44,294 n=372 | $15,000 n=137 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $41,882 Small program - rough guide n=43 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $34,411 n=460 | $13,686 n=198 |
| Real Estate | $42,526 Small program - rough guide n=52 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $107,276 n=188 | $21,401 n=168 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,801 n=519 | $13,533 n=233 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $34,031 n=356 | $11,250 n=202 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $27,943 n=324 | $15,779 n=160 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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