COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Finance and Financial Management Services master's degree at California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · Private nonprofit
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are close to similar programs.
$9,644 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $235,250 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$66,899Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$101,050$34,151 above the preliminary benchmark
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE
$101,050 vs. $83,343
$17,707 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.
Comparison basis459 bachelor’s program records
This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$30,109
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$101,050
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$30,109Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$68,426Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE75.7%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE69.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$8,421
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$101,050 vs. $110,694
$9,644 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Financial Managers$180,770 median wageCA estimate · 93,310 jobs · 11-3031$136,030–$269,990 middle 50% of CA wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 65,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary$128,470 median wageCA estimate · 5,290 jobs · 25-1011$80,600–$176,570 middle 50% of CA wages+5.9% projected U.S. growth · 7,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeFinancial Risk Specialists$129,110 median wageCA estimate · 5,740 jobs · 13-2054$100,160–$168,980 middle 50% of CA wages+7.4% projected U.S. growth · 4,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeFinancial and Investment Analysts$109,110 median wageCA estimate · 45,380 jobs · 13-2051$86,440–$146,840 middle 50% of CA wages+7.2% projected U.S. growth · 24,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCredit Analysts$97,860 median wageCA estimate · 5,260 jobs · 13-2041$76,380–$138,710 middle 50% of CA wages-4.3% projected U.S. growth · 3,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCredit Counselors$67,120 median wageCA estimate · 2,160 jobs · 13-2071$56,040–$81,860 middle 50% of CA wages+3.3% projected U.S. growth · 2,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePersonal Financial Advisors$130,330 median wageCA estimate · 32,200 jobs · 13-2052$83,860–$195,420 middle 50% of CA wages+1.4% projected U.S. growth · 17,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeGeneral and Operations Managers$124,390 median wageCA estimate · 300,840 jobs · 11-1021$81,620–$186,230 middle 50% of CA wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 285,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeBudget Analysts$99,520 median wageCA estimate · 4,160 jobs · 13-2031$80,860–$129,140 middle 50% of CA wages+1.9% projected U.S. growth · 2,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeLoan Officers$81,770 median wageCA estimate · 25,790 jobs · 13-2072$53,670–$122,960 middle 50% of CA wages+1.1% projected U.S. growth · 17,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$79,730 median wageCA estimate · 55,860 jobs · 41-3031$60,340–$127,930 middle 50% of CA wages+1.4% projected U.S. growth · 35,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeChief Executives$218,600 median wageCA estimate · 34,700 jobs · 11-1011$133,610–$351,090 middle 50% of CA wages+3.2% projected U.S. growth · 19,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
San Diego State University
$9,780 higher earnings · $14,745 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $110,830
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $15,364
Golden Gate University
$6,644 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $107,694
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- Not available
University of Pennsylvania
$215,145 higher earnings · $1,410 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $316,195
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $28,699
Vanderbilt University
$97,534 higher earnings · $14,263 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $198,584
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $15,846
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
23 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
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