Programs & majors brief

California State University-Dominguez Hills Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at CSUDH?

The highest-earning programs at California State University-Dominguez Hills are concentrated in health fields, and they are not the largest by degrees awarded. Nursing graduates earn a median of $118,588 four years after completion, from 181 degrees awarded a year.

Azimuth ranks the program #21 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions is smaller still, at 62 degrees awarded, but its median earnings of $109,642 place it #2 nationally.

The largest program, Business Administration and Management, awards 591 degrees and posts a more moderate median of $63,662, ranked #132 in its field. Psychology and Sociology round out the largest programs, with earnings of $52,742 and $55,100 respectively.

The pattern is one a student should see clearly: the fields that pay the most here are not the ones awarding the most degrees.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business630 · 16.8%
  • Psychology576 · 15.4%
  • Health professions394 · 10.5%
  • Social sciences358 · 9.6%
  • Homeland security249 · 6.7%
  • Other1,534 · 41.0%

38 of 38 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 181 degrees awarded
$118,588
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions 62 degrees awarded
$109,642
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 31 degrees awarded
$75,412
Computer and Information Sciences, General 71 degrees awarded
$74,788
Mathematics 32 degrees awarded
$68,900
Public Administration 38 degrees awarded
$68,008

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing181$118,588#21
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions62$109,642#2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other31$75,412#6
Computer and Information Sciences, General71$74,788#161
Mathematics32$68,900#96
Public Administration38$68,008#11
Human Resources Management and Services small degree count8$64,677—
Business Administration, Management and Operations591$63,662#132
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities190$62,164#21
Computer Science82$59,603#185
Political Science and Government37$59,558#163
Criminal Justice and Corrections249$57,727#34
Communication and Media Studies small degree count12$57,478—
Sociology286$55,100#40
English Language and Literature, General61$55,081—
Biology, General88$54,405#249
Psychology, General576$52,742#81
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness149$51,185#128
Design and Applied Arts small degree count13$48,430—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods243$44,654#131
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication33$36,326#67
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication115Too few graduates to report—
Journalism28Too few graduates to report—
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics20Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Behavioral Sciences21Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Human Services, General128Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology28Too few graduates to report—
Geography and Cartography small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts68Too few graduates to report—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts50Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General151Too few graduates to report—
History28Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at CSUDH?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
591
Psychology, General
576
Sociology
286
Criminal Justice and Corrections
249
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
243
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
190
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
181
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
151
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
149
Human Services, General
128

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do CSUDH majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions#2
  2. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other#6
  3. Public Administration#11
  4. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities#21
  5. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing#21
  6. Criminal Justice and Corrections#34
  7. Sociology#40
  8. Psychology, General Included by program size#81
  9. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#131
  10. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#132

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Earnings vary by field, and rankings here rest on four-year earnings for federally aided completers, together with median debt and cohort size. Reputation is not counted.

California State University-Dominguez Hills publishes earnings data for 21 bachelor's programs, and 17 of them carry an Azimuth national rank. The largest program families are Business, at 16.8% of degrees awarded; Psychology, at 15.4%; and Health Professions, at 10.5%.

Program earnings cover federally aided completers. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions holds the strongest national rank at #2.

Its graduates earn $109,642 four years after completion. Nursing ranks #21 nationally and reports the highest earnings at $118,588.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.