San Diego State University
San Diego State University is a public college in San Diego, CA. Its average net price is $13,243 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 | $8,258 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $8,236 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $10,413 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $13,498 |
| $110,001 and up | $22,130 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $59,773 |
| 8 years after entry | $68,071 |
| 10 years after entry | $73,494 |
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 | $68,710 n=308 | Not published |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $72,773 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $40,983 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Applied Mathematics | $42,055 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biology | $43,128 n=234 | $12,868 n=158 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $56,205 n=621 | $15,000 n=649 |
| Chemistry | $63,412 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $19,405 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Civil Engineering | $74,131 n=157 | $16,421 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $30,611 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $13,775 n=127 |
| Communications | $44,976 n=241 | $13,750 n=203 |
| Computer Engineering | $79,102 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $21,582 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Computer Science | $58,349 n=142 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $78,290 n=207 | $13,000 n=134 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $89,358 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $40,445 n=460 | $12,500 n=342 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $37,926 n=161 | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $27,400 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $49,742 n=166 | $15,000 n=134 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $81,083 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $13,779 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $31,796 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,513 n=101 | $14,124 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $71,143 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $35,158 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $16,700 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $59,206 n=282 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | $13,499 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Gerontology | $42,094 National median for this major n=204 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| History | $40,549 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $51,837 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $17,052 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Business | $52,339 Small program - rough guide n=98 | $15,174 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $39,660 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $43,326 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $13,750 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $33,277 n=109 | $12,500 n=159 |
| Linguistics and Anthropology | Not published | Not published |
| Marketing | $54,304 n=361 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $77,287 n=236 | $15,000 n=174 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $46,281 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $41,317 n=299 | $14,965 n=162 |
| Music | $25,783 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $34,411 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $14,250 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| 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 |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,429 n=122 | $13,750 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Psychology | $33,788 n=614 | $13,155 n=420 |
| Public Administration | $44,736 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $16,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Public Health | $40,070 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $15,766 n=127 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $48,750 n=129 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $31,944 n=118 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $111,312 n=275 | $15,000 n=138 |
| 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 | $33,274 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $9,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $38,735 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,357 n=110 | $11,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Sociology | $37,982 n=174 | $12,175 n=125 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $32,896 n=275 | $13,000 n=245 |
| Statistics | $55,412 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $27,669 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $15,614 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $36,537 n=154 | $14,328 n=103 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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