Music programs in California

Compare 25 reporting programs using the same federal field and credential definition. Earnings are observed four years after completion.

#	College	City	Median year-4 earnings	Median federal debt
1	Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park	$65,533	Not available
2	University of Redlands	Redlands	$59,275	$27,000
3	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla	$58,071	$18,938
4	Biola University	La Mirada	$50,781	$26,417
5	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	San Francisco	$49,186	$27,000
6	University of Silicon Valley	San Jose	$48,360	Not available
7	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach	$47,831	$20,550
8	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	$47,779	$23,119
9	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona	$44,910	$18,000
10	University of California, Irvine	Irvine	$43,120	Not available
11	University of the Pacific	Stockton	$43,093	$26,017
12	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento	$42,774	$16,500
13	California State University, Chico	Chico	$42,269	$24,125
14	San Diego State University	San Diego	$42,090	$15,131
15	Chapman University	Orange	$41,698	$27,000
16	California State University, Northridge	Northridge	$40,669	$15,933
17	California Institute of the Arts	Valencia	$40,294	$23,125
18	California State University, Monterey Bay	Seaside	$40,077	$18,920
19	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton	$39,590	$20,469
20	California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	$39,120	$12,500
21	San Francisco State University	San Francisco	$38,639	$15,000
22	University of Southern California	Los Angeles	$34,124	$20,976
23	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	$33,825	Not available
24	Academy of Art University	San Francisco	$33,151	$30,949
25	California Lutheran University	Thousand Oaks	$32,316	$25,980

This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.