National University
National University is a private nonprofit college in San Diego, CA. Its average net price is $24,008 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 | $22,968 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $23,736 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $31,068 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | Not published |
| $110,001 and up | Not published |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $69,601 |
| 8 years after entry | $73,686 |
| 10 years after entry | $73,988 |
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 | $58,036 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $34,510 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $68,087 n=189 | $26,458 n=201 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | $50,777 National median for this major n=985 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $53,588 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $27,843 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $98,371 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $38,118 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $73,991 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering | $78,954 National median for this major n=809 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $66,056 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $28,354 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $31,022 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | 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 | $53,743 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $35,625 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Homeland Security | $75,991 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $22,879 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | Not published |
| Legal Support Services | $43,568 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | $39,583 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | $29,312 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | $27,406 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | $28,357 National median for this major n=160 | Not published |
| Psychology | $50,504 n=115 | $30,623 n=247 |
| Psychology, Other | $40,236 National median for this major n=621 | Not published |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $56,313 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $37,875 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $108,706 n=512 | $31,250 n=358 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $74,992 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $16,875 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $51,370 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $48,306 n=167 | $34,375 n=131 |
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