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California State University-Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA 12,538 Undergrads 69.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$23,191
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,615
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,922
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,615
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$58,922
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,162
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate69.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age25.3
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients62.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time76.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
93.3%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$527k
+$60k
+$43k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$496k
+$29k
+$12k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$444k
-$23k
-$41k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
39
∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
53
38%
Full Cost$23k/yr
Never
-49%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return11%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-45%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,281
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,005
Earnings (4yr)
$54,405
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Median Debt
$14,728
Earnings (4yr)
$63,662
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,412
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,579
Earnings (4yr)
$109,642
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$401k
Median Debt
$17,157
Earnings (4yr)
$57,478
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$48
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,686
Natl Median: $51,936
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$74,788
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$16,589
Earnings (4yr)
$59,603
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
$12,363
Earnings (4yr)
$57,727
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,430
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$13,329
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,081
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Median Debt
$12,879
Earnings (4yr)
$57,245
Natl Median: $46,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,469
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$59,094
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,549
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$11,490
Earnings (5yr)
$56,749
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,677
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $53,579
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,164
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$12,343
Earnings (4yr)
$68,900
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,093
Earnings (4yr)
$59,558
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,742
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Psychology, Other
BachCIP: 4299
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$52,965
Natl Median: $50,748
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$68,008
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,375
Earnings (5yr)
$56,022
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
$12,969
Earnings (4yr)
$36,326
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
$10,000
Earnings (4yr)
$118,588
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$469k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,317
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,812
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$14,939
Earnings (4yr)
$55,100
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$15,483
Earnings (4yr)
$51,185
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
$11,125
Earnings (4yr)
$44,654
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,661
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$97,035
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,356
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$77,851
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$115,100
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$65,500
Earnings (4yr)
$89,284
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
$42,926
Earnings (4yr)
$68,126
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,558
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,618
Earnings (4yr)
$95,683
Natl Median: $70,267
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Median Debt
$40,750
Earnings (4yr)
$89,849
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$110,878
Natl Median: $103,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$358k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$151,224
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$669k
Median Debt
$39,187
Earnings (4yr)
$83,346
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$38,800
Earnings (4yr)
$84,628
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,710
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,089
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,789
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.