Top Ranked Programs
California State University-Sacramento's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 12% of degree output, followed by Social Sciences at 9% and Engineering at 6%. Business Administration is the largest program with 935 graduates, followed by Psychology, General (607 graduates), Criminal Justice (568 graduates), and Communication and Media Studies (448 graduates). Across 51 programs serving roughly 7,486 students annually, 42 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. The strongest earnings come from fields with direct workforce pipelines. Azimuth ranks Computer Science #110 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 300 graduates earning $92,519. Azimuth ranks Business Administration #81 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 935 graduates earning $67,636. Criminal Justice adds further depth, with Azimuth ranking the program #11 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions and 568 graduates earning $62,583. Business Administration combines strong cohort scale with solid pay, making it a key contributor to the institution's overall earnings profile. Several of these programs feed directly into Sacramento's government, healthcare, and professional-services labor markets — high-mobility pathways where median four-year earnings reflect actual workforce outcomes. Criminal Justice and Teacher Education are more likely to serve as stepping stones toward graduate or professional study, where median four-year earnings undercount the longer-term trajectory. The supply-demand map provides context for how these program families align with regional and national labor-market demand.