California State University-San Marcos
California State University-San Marcos is a public college in San Marcos, CA. Its average net price is $10,939 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 | $7,618 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,756 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,457 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,320 |
| $110,001 and up | $20,770 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $56,451 |
| 8 years after entry | $62,540 |
| 10 years after entry | $67,217 |
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 | $70,925 Small program - rough guide n=74 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $53,599 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Biology | $41,912 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $21,759 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Biotechnology | $63,252 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $54,287 n=238 | $14,037 n=121 |
| Business and Commerce | $52,352 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $47,535 Small program - rough guide n=49 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $28,572 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $22,444 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Communications | $47,149 n=235 | $15,000 n=185 |
| Computer Engineering | $81,770 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $17,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $60,771 n=160 | $14,192 n=108 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | $65,104 National median for this major n=1,196 | Not published |
| Criminology | $38,371 n=318 | $11,750 n=167 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $56,089 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $22,221 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $29,454 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $18,383 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Environmental Conservation | $38,666 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $58,814 n=102 | Not published |
| Fire Protection | $80,581 National median for this major n=1,073 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| History | $31,396 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $18,388 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $37,100 n=213 | $16,255 n=104 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $30,938 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $15,000 n=123 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $56,828 Small program - rough guide n=62 | Not published |
| Marketing | $50,413 n=155 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,035 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $12,523 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Psychology | $35,069 n=300 | $15,290 n=244 |
| Registered Nursing | $110,156 n=438 | $28,028 n=385 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | $15,289 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Sociology | $42,251 n=318 | $18,391 n=265 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,673 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $15,000 n=142 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $34,712 n=116 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $31,526 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
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