California Baptist University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Graduates of California Baptist University earn about $12,564 more than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 88th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,004.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $7,560. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,030.

Four years after completion, completers earn a median of $68,600, placing it in the 74th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure is above the peer median of $68,250 among comparable institutions (same type and size) by $350.

Azimuth ranks the university's return pillar in the 75th percentile. The combination of above-peer earnings and a large positive gap between actual and expected earnings points to a return that holds up well against comparable schools. That return also holds up well against nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates of California Baptist University earn about $12,564 more than the model expects for similar students, a gap that places the university in the 88th percentile nationally. That outcome is not uniform across fields: earnings scenarios, which reflect the university's program mix, range from a downside of $47,435 to an upside of $94,384, with the typical scenario at $68,600.

The highest-earning programs show what the upper end of that range looks like. Nursing completers earn a median of $108,157 four years after graduating, and Mechanical Engineering completers earn $105,046.

The largest program, Psychology, reports a median of $61,103—still above the national benchmark for the field, but well below the university's top earners. The spread between the downside and upside scenarios underscores how much program choice matters at a university where the overall return is strong but the range is wide.

An estimated 29.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

California Baptist University awards bachelor's degrees across 33 fields with published four-year earnings, and Azimuth ranks 23 of them nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning program, Nursing, shows a median of $108,157 four years after completion, with 168 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #58.

Mechanical Engineering follows at $105,046 on 47 degrees awarded. Among the largest programs, earnings vary by field: Psychology, the biggest by degrees awarded at 169, reaches $61,103 and ranks #42 nationally, while Business/Commerce reports $68,936 and an Azimuth national rank of #29 on 160 degrees awarded.

Teacher Education, with 84 degrees awarded, sits at $41,749, a contrast that reflects the spread between higher-earning health and business fields and the more moderate returns in education.

California Baptist University runs a Nursing program with 168 degrees awarded. It ranks #58 nationally; completers show a median of $108,157 four years after completion.

Psychology is the largest program, with 169 degrees awarded. It ranks #42 nationally, and its completers show a median of $61,103 four years after completion.

Business/Commerce awarded 160 degrees and ranks #29 nationally. It ranks #1 in California and shows a median of $68,936 four years after completion.

At the university, 23 bachelor's programs carry an Azimuth national rank, and earnings data cover 33 fields. The top-ranked fields include Behavioral Sciences at #3 with 23 degrees and a median of $48,922, while Religion/Religious Studies ranks #6 with 23 degrees and a median of $47,121.