COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 45.01 · UNITID 409698BACHELOR'S DEGREE

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MONTEREY BAY

Social Sciences, General

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$57,200working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$11,000Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates96four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards198IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile65thhigher than about 65% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position93%lower median debt than about 93% of published peers

Peer group: 23 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · Bachelor's Degree$103,229 earnings · $11,000 debtThomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, NJ · Bachelor's Degree$63,772 earnings · $21,384 debtWashington State UniversityPullman, WA · Bachelor's Degree$61,617 earnings · $25,409 debtUniversity of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, MD · Bachelor's Degree$59,413 earnings · $23,599 debtMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree$58,797 earnings · $29,198 debtCentral Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA · Bachelor's Degree$58,680 earnings · $26,181 debtFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · Bachelor's Degree$58,460 earnings · $23,375 debtUniversity of OregonEugene, OR · Bachelor's Degree$57,532 earnings · $22,917 debtCalifornia State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CA · Bachelor's Degree$57,200 earnings · $11,000 debtDominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY · Bachelor's Degree$56,966 earnings · $27,000 debtUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Bachelor's Degree$56,257 earnings · $21,000 debtMercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY · Bachelor's Degree$55,052 earnings · $26,978 debtColorado State University GlobalDenver, CO · Bachelor's Degree$53,311 earnings · $37,770 debtPortland State UniversityPortland, OR · Bachelor's Degree$52,562 earnings · $31,000 debtSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · Bachelor's Degree$52,095 earnings · $20,915 debtKansas State UniversityManhattan, KS · Bachelor's Degree$50,681 earnings · $27,500 debtSouthern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH · Bachelor's Degree$50,491 earnings · $35,354 debtBellevue UniversityBellevue, NE · Bachelor's Degree$49,304 earnings · $34,734 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

California State University-Monterey Bay

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