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Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA · 7 field-and-degree records

Earnings reported for 7 · Federal debt reported for 0

Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price unavailable

Payoff needs a reliable price

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$92,255Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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PAYOFF CURVE

No payoff curve is shown.

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

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.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net priceNot available
Title IV student average
Cost of attendanceNot available
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24

Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.

IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.

Fully online8.0%
158 students
Some online courses58%
1,150 students
No online courses34%
659 students

Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.

College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Main award level
Graduate degrees
Campus setting
Suburban
Admissions
Not reported
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Prices in California run 11% above the U.S. level.

BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.

Overall11% above U.S.
Goods6% above U.S.
Housing54% above U.S.
Utilities59% above U.S.
Other services3% above U.S.

Use this as geographic context, not a personal budget. It describes the state, not the campus neighborhood, and does not measure tuition or student-specific housing.

DegreeVerdict does not adjust reported earnings, college prices or ROI using this index.

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THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE VERDICT

What it costs and what graduates earn

Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$92,255Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
Not availableStudent size

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

What the numbers say about Claremont Graduate University

What does Claremont Graduate University cost?

The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Claremont Graduate University.

What do Claremont Graduate University graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $92,255 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Claremont Graduate University graduates have?

Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.

Is every degree at Claremont Graduate University worth the same?

No. The current release contains 7 field-and-degree records for Claremont Graduate University; 7 report year-4 earnings and 0 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.

DEBT AFTER COLLEGE

Are borrowers making progress?

Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.

Three-year cohort default rate0%Federal cohort measure, not the share currently behind on payments

Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.

2024–25 ENROLLMENT

Who studied here during the year

2,053Students enrolled at any point
Not availableUndergraduate students
2,053Graduate students

Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.

More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30kNot available
$30–48kNot available
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$92,255
Year 6Not available
Year 10$64,372
Full-time retention
Not available
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

97thEarnings percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$80,974Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
Not availableMedian federal debt across categories that report debt
86%Of comparable categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS OVER TIME

What graduates earned in later years

$78,094Year 1
$103,151Year 4
$92,255Year 5

Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.

DEGREES AT THIS COLLEGE

Your choice of degree can change the payoff.

Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.

1Psychology, General · Doctoral Degree$118,4562Education, General · Doctoral Degree$118,3973Public Health · Master's Degree$91,1034Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$80,9745Psychology, General · Master's Degree$80,6726Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · Master's Degree$64,8907Religion/Religious Studies · Doctoral Degree$54,096

Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Education, GeneralDoctoral Degree · $118,397 reported+36%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree · $80,974 reported+35%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree · $80,672 reported+25%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Psychology, GeneralDoctoral Degree · $118,456 reported+20%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Public HealthMaster's Degree · $91,103 reported+10%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's Degree · $64,890 reported+9%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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DEGREE OUTCOMES

Compare fields and degree levels

Showing all 7 field-and-degree records in the current release.

Major or fieldDegree levelEarnings, year 4Federal debt2024–25 graduates
Psychology, GeneralDoctoral Degree$118,456Not available29
Education, GeneralDoctoral Degree$118,397Not available17
Public HealthMaster's Degree$91,103Not availableNot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$80,974Not availableNot reported
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree$80,672Not availableNot reported
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementMaster's Degree$64,890Not availableNot reported
Religion/Religious StudiesDoctoral Degree$54,096Not available4

Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.

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.