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# California State University-East Bay Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Cal State East Bay?

California State University-East Bay awards bachelor's degrees across 25 fields with published four-year earnings, and the contrast between higher- and moderate-earning fields is sharp. Nursing, the highest-earning program, shows a median of $150,921 four years after completion, alongside 171 degrees awarded.

Computer Science follows at $119,900 with 193 degrees awarded. Among the largest programs, Business Administration and Management reports median earnings of $77,567 and an Azimuth national rank of #43 on 800 degrees awarded.

Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies sit in a more moderate earnings band at $54,436 and $57,898, respectively, with 460 and 228 degrees awarded. The spread across these fields reflects the university's mix of professional and liberal-arts programs.

### 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.

-   Business**889 · 23.0%**
-   Health professions**521 · 13.5%**
-   Psychology**460 · 11.9%**
-   Social sciences**285 · 7.4%**
-   Homeland security**238 · 6.2%**
-   Other**1,473 · 38.1%**

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36 of 36 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 171 degrees awarded**
$150,921

**Computer Science 193 degrees awarded**
$119,900

**Construction Management 43 degrees awarded**
$119,067

**Industrial Engineering 14 degrees awarded**
$93,793

**Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology 16 degrees awarded**
$77,863

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 800 degrees awarded**
$77,567

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 171 | $150,921 | #2 |
| Computer Science | 193 | $119,900 | #56 |
| Construction Management | 43 | $119,067 | — |
| Industrial Engineering small degree count | 14 | $93,793 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 16 | $77,863 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 800 | $77,567 | #43 |
| Biology, General | 185 | $74,010 | #23 |
| Political Science and Government | 46 | $71,022 | #74 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 311 | $68,231 | #14 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 41 | $68,227 | — |
| Economics | 26 | $67,155 | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 46 | $65,655 | #17 |
| History | 39 | $65,217 | #37 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 238 | $64,835 | #9 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 39 | $62,720 | — |
| Sociology | 188 | $62,427 | #18 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 19 | $59,333 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 228 | $57,898 | #9 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 73 | $57,755 | #56 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 146 | $57,708 | #93 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 32 | $57,145 | #19 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 189 | $56,938 | #64 |
| Psychology, General | 460 | $54,436 | #76 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 57 | $53,147 | #96 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 116 | $46,136 | #45 |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Cal State East Bay?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
800

**Psychology, General**
460

**Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General**
311

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
238

**Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**
228

**Computer Science**
193

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
189

**Sociology**
188

**Biology, General**
185

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
171

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Cal State East Bay majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**#2**
2.  Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**#9**
3.  Criminal Justice and Corrections**#9**
4.  Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General**#14**
5.  Hospitality Administration/Management**#17**
6.  Sociology**#18**
7.  Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies**#19**
8.  Biology, General**#23**
9.  History**#37**
10.  Business Administration, Management and Operations**#43**
11.  Fine and Studio Arts**#45**

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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

At California State University-East Bay, 25 programs have published earnings data, and 18 carry an Azimuth national rank. The degree mix leans toward business and the health professions.

Business accounts for 23.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 13.5% and Psychology at 11.9%. Business Administration and Management is the largest single program, at 800 degrees awarded a year.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #43 nationally and #6 in California, with graduates earning a median of $77,567 four years after completion. Health Sciences is smaller but ranks higher, at #14 nationally, with a median of $68,231.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).