10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$36,638at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
California State University, Bakersfield
⌖ Bakersfield, CA · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$36,638 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
12.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−18%Modeled 10-year ROI
$61,597Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$5,652Average net price / year
$19,522Cost of attendance
$61,597Median earnings · year 5 after completion
49.8%Completion rate
93.8%Admission rate
8,577Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$38,105Year 1
$59,109Year 4
$61,597Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$120,3512Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$102,2983Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$97,9984Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,7975Education, General · Master's Degree$92,0106Engineering Science · Bachelor's Degree$88,9487Social Work · Master's Degree$86,5278Public Administration · Master's Degree$85,123Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Turlock, CA
California State University, Stanislaus
- Annual net price
- $6,067
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,851
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -22%
California State University, Fullerton
- Annual net price
- $6,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,730
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -14%
California State University, Fresno
- Annual net price
- $7,000
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,400
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -26%
California State University, Northridge
- Annual net price
- $7,021
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,117
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -27%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $120,351 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $102,298 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,998 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,797 | Not available |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $92,010 | Not available |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | $88,948 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $86,527 | Not available |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $85,123 | Not available |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | $82,315 | Not available |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $82,248 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $80,432 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,029 | Not available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $69,989 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $68,014 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,470 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $61,705 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,885 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $57,529 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $56,081 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $53,715 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $53,553 | Not available |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,618 | Not available |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,420 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $51,882 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,989 | Not available |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $50,850 | Not available |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $49,834 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,207 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $43,534 | Not available |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.