California State University-San Marcos Rankings Based on Salary

- California State University-San Marcos ranks better than 63% of colleges, based on bachelor's salaries.
- California State University-San Marcos ranks better than 83% of colleges, based on debt for a bachelor's degree.
California State University-San Marcos's Top Rankings
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Salary and Debt by Major at Cal State San Marcos
We calculated a salary score for each of Cal State San Marcos's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at Cal State San Marcos to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is a weighted average of all of its program scores. Data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and was last updated in December 2020. It reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid.
Salary Scores for CSUSM Bachelor's Degrees
CSUSM ranks higher than 63% of colleges for bachelor's degrees, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Accounting and Related Services | $18,497 | $56,867 |
Anthropology | $21,976 | $28,381 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $18,000 | $46,478 |
Biology, General | $24,675 | $32,772 |
Biotechnology | Not Reported | $45,500 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations | $17,126 | $46,025 |
Business/Commerce, General | Not Reported | $41,565 |
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $20,750 | $38,289 |
Communication and Media Studies | $17,500 | $35,882 |
Computer and Information Sciences, General | Not Reported | $54,322 |
Computer Science | $20,750 | $63,855 |
Criminology | $16,738 | $32,696 |
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $26,681 | $24,035 |
Economics | $20,750 | $33,993 |
English Language and Literature, General | $18,000 | $30,305 |
Finance and Financial Management Services | $15,833 | $52,822 |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | $16,500 | $28,164 |
History | $14,794 | $29,685 |
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $18,034 | $29,212 |
International Business | Not Reported | $42,682 |
International Relations and National Security Studies | Not Reported | $28,236 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | $15,750 | $30,554 |
Management Information Systems and Services | $13,000 | $44,933 |
Marketing | $18,750 | $40,821 |
Physics | Not Reported | $65,332 |
Political Science and Government | $19,500 | $34,526 |
Psychology, General | $18,313 | $30,409 |
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $23,142 | $87,520 |
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not Reported | $29,685 |
Social Sciences, General | $12,596 | $32,569 |
Sociology | $15,000 | $29,685 |
Visual and Performing Arts, General | $19,500 | $27,091 |
Salary Scores for CSUSM Master's Degrees
CSUSM ranks higher than 74% of colleges for master's degrees, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Biotechnology | Not Reported | $60,161 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations | $39,940 | $72,274 |
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $79,908 | $67,660 |
Education, General | $17,650 | $67,324 |
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $49,518 | $99,487 |
Social Work | $55,604 | $48,752 |
Sociology | Not Reported | $38,289 |
California State University-San Marcos Reviews
Most Recent Reviews
My undergraduate university was an extraordinary school and amazing experience. It is a small school, but the benefit of that was that I was able to have close relationships with other students, staff and most importantly the faculty. My lower division classes were all about 30 students. That allowed for us to ask questions in class and in many occasions, a discussion among the class would replace the lecture. Then in my major courses and upper division courses I had even smaller class sizes of about 15 to... Read More
My undergraduate university was an extraordinary school and amazing experience. It is a small school, but the benefit of that was that I was able to have close relationships with other students, staff and most importantly the faculty. My lower division classes were all about 30 students. That allowed for us to ask questions in class and in many occasions, a discussion among the class would replace the lecture. Then in my major courses and upper division courses I had even smaller class sizes of about 15 to... Read More