Associate's Degree · San Diego, CA
At San Diego Mesa College, the Biology, General associate's degree program reported $49,919 median earnings four years after completion and $7,611 median federal debt among 86 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $49,919, five-year median earnings were $51,811, and median federal debt was $7,611 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 5 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 80th percentile and debt was lower than about 60% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 80% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 60% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 5 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The San Diego Mesa College institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
San Diego, California · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $49,919 four-year median earnings, $7,611 median federal debt, 86 working graduates, and 5 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $49,919 four years after completion and $51,811 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $7,611 across a reported debt cohort of 26 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 26.01 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
