California State University-Long Beach
ROI analysis for 66 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Bachelor's | $21,050 | $15,531 | 1.36x | CAUTION |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral | $75,421 | $76,747 | 0.98x | CAUTION |
| Dance | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $21,620 | 0.95x | CAUTION |
| English Language and Literature, General | Master's | $25,197 | $33,293 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $23,769 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $20,025 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's | $39,106 | $52,541 | 0.74x | VIABLE |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $22,522 | 0.67x | VIABLE |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | $16,500 | $25,974 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $23,937 | 0.63x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $14,236 | $26,031 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's | $25,602 | $46,665 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $11,229 | $21,124 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | $12,994 | $24,556 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $41,000 | $77,447 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's | $13,151 | $24,868 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $28,381 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Social Work | Master's | $30,414 | $56,905 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Public Health | Master's | $26,210 | $50,391 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| History | Bachelor's | $13,804 | $26,582 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's | $17,750 | $34,271 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's | $15,348 | $30,213 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $29,475 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $13,500 | $27,268 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's | $28,000 | $55,447 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Journalism | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $29,760 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $18,250 | $36,911 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | $11,543 | $23,605 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $31,210 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's | $12,337 | $25,929 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | $14,000 | $29,965 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's | $18,329 | $39,824 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's | $12,956 | $29,311 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $11,952 | $26,891 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's | $27,285 | $61,730 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $12,713 | $29,491 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Physics | Bachelor's | $18,654 | $43,640 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's | $14,750 | $34,586 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's | $31,281 | $74,609 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Public Administration | Master's | $23,136 | $55,813 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | $16,500 | $40,105 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $13,766 | $34,094 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's | $25,775 | $66,374 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $12,430 | $32,996 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's | $20,500 | $55,942 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's | $25,500 | $69,765 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Marketing | Bachelor's | $13,750 | $39,095 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's | $12,500 | $36,180 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $16,248 | $47,727 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's | $28,169 | $83,835 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's | $21,738 | $65,885 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | $9,500 | $29,118 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | $14,650 | $44,864 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | $14,551 | $45,106 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's | $11,000 | $35,185 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's | $13,000 | $43,226 | 0.3x | VIABLE |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's | $12,500 | $43,803 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $67,072 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Degree | $30,500 | $114,350 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $16,616 | $61,380 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's | $17,157 | $67,171 | 0.26x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | $17,129 | $68,683 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | $14,885 | $60,701 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's | $15,850 | $62,480 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's | $15,500 | $65,701 | 0.24x | VIABLE |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $83,666 | 0.22x | VIABLE |