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Criminal Justice, bachelor's programs in California

Among 20 California bachelor's programs in Criminal Justice with federal earnings data, National University graduates earn the highest median, $81,299 four years after graduating, with a median federal debt of $25,000. Sonoma State University follows at $66,892. The national median for bachelor's graduates in the same program is $55,378. (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard.)

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Highest median
$81,299
National median
$55,378
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Criminal Justice, bachelor's programs in California: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)
National University$81,299+47%$25,000
Sonoma State University$66,892+21%$20,000
California Baptist University$65,603+18%$26,000
California State University-East Bay$64,835+17%$15,000
San Francisco State University$63,764+15%$14,992
California State University-Sacramento$62,583+13%$13,138
Ashford University$60,144+9%$31,380
California State University-Long Beach$58,513+6%$15,000
California State University-Chico$58,464+6%$15,000
California State University-Dominguez Hills$57,727+4%$12,363
San Diego State University$57,510+4%$13,499
California State University-Fullerton$57,135+3%$11,000
California State University-Los Angeles$54,695about the same$11,000
California State University-San Bernardino$54,275about the same$15,000
California State University-Northridge$54,169about the same$11,000
La Sierra University$53,902−3%$31,000
California State University-Bakersfield$53,715−3%—
California State University-Fresno$53,438−4%$13,750
California State University-Stanislaus$51,740−7%$12,000
Platt College-Los AngelesFigure covers 4 campuses$40,727−26%—

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Criminal Justice and Corrections. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).