Top Ranked Programs
California State University-Fullerton's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 23% of degree output — the largest single family — followed by Arts at 6% and Social Sciences at 6%. That business-heavy signature shapes the institution's overall earnings profile: the largest programs by cohort size are Business Administration (2,233 graduates), Psychology, General (890 graduates), and Communication and Media Studies (645 graduates), with Kinesiology (541 graduates) and Teacher Education rounding out the top five. The College of Business supports this concentration with named centers of excellence and a Business Honors program, per the college's website — infrastructure that connects students to applied finance, accounting, and insurance career tracks through concentrations like the Insurance and Financial Services Track and Financial Planning. The strongest earnings come from health and business subfields. Azimuth ranks Nursing #16 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 432 graduates earning $119,353. Azimuth ranks Business Administration #36 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $71,646, and Azimuth ranks Communication and Media Studies #53 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $58,082. Azimuth ranks Business Administration #36 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $71,646 — a strong result given the program's scale as the institution's largest. Criminal Justice and Kinesiology also deliver solid early-career pay at $57,135 and $51,787 respectively, [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/). Several of the highest-earning programs — particularly Nursing and Communication and Media Studies — are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and four-year earnings reflect labor-market outcomes. Communication and Media Studies is a more grad-school-dependent pathway where four-year earnings may undercount lifetime trajectory for graduates who continue to advanced study. Across 43 programs serving roughly 9,713 students annually, 37 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a broad portfolio that reflects California State University-Fullerton's role as a comprehensive public university in Southern California's diversified labor market. The [supply-demand map](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these program families align with national wage trends. ```