Graduates of San Jose State University earn median 4-year earnings of $89,614, placing San Jose State University in the 88.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $36,613 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 99.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks San Jose State University #97 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Current program-level earnings are too sparse to support a major-specific earnings summary.
Graduates of San Jose State University earn median 4-year earnings of $89,614, placing San Jose State University in the 88.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $36,613 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 99.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks San Jose State University #97 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Current program-level earnings are too sparse to support a major-specific earnings summary.
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Excellent affordability. Median debt of $15,000 is well under annual earnings, enabling comfortable repayment.
Graduates of San Jose State University earn median 4-year earnings of $89,614, placing San Jose State University in the 88.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $36,613 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 99.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks San Jose State University #97 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Current program-level earnings are too sparse to support a major-specific earnings summary.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
San Jose State University's program mix is anchored in Business, with strong representation across engineering, social sciences, and health-related fields — a portfolio shaped by the university's position in the heart of Silicon Valley. Business Administration is the largest program with 1,710 graduates, followed by Psychology, General (582 graduates), Communication and Media Studies (309 graduates), Computer Science (288 graduates), and Public Health (249 graduates). Business accounts for 24% of degree output, with Engineering at 12% and Arts at 7% — a distribution that reflects the university's applied-professional orientation. Across 62 programs serving roughly 7,352 students annually, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. Psychology, General combines large cohort scale with strong earnings, making it the program that contributes the most aggregate economic value to San Jose State University graduates. The university's business-related concentrations — including accounting and finance tracks, per the latest program pages — feed directly into the Bay Area's deep financial-services and corporate employer base. Engineering programs benefit from proximity to major technology employers, where direct-to-workforce hiring pipelines are well established. The distinction between high-mobility and grad-school-dependent pathways matters here. Engineering, business, and computer-science-adjacent programs are high-mobility fields where four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market outcomes in a competitive regional economy. Programs in social sciences and health sciences are more likely to serve as foundations for graduate or professional study, meaning four-year earnings undercount the long-term trajectory for graduates who continue their education. The supply-demand map provides context for how San Jose State University's strongest program families align with national and regional labor-market demand. ```
Graduates of San Jose State University earn median 4-year earnings of $89,614, placing San Jose State University in the 88.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $36,613 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 99.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks San Jose State University #97 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Current program-level earnings are too sparse to support a major-specific earnings summary.
