California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
31
Avg Grad Earnings
$30,739/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
52/100
Tuition (In-State)
$7,913/yr
Out-of-state: $19,793/yr
All Programs at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
31 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | 77 | $36,586/yr | High | 17.6x |
| Computer Science | 68 | $37,153/yr | Very High | 10.7x |
| Environmental Health Engineering | 67 | $55,589/yr | Very High | 24.6x |
| Plant Sciences | 66 | $44,038/yr | High | 15.0x |
| Forestry | 65 | $52,810/yr | Moderate | 19.1x |
| Political Science and Government | 65 | $36,079/yr | Very High | 16.2x |
| Social Work | 65 | $35,693/yr | Moderate | 17.1x |
| Chemistry | 62 | $33,972/yr | High | 9.7x |
| Biology, General | 58 | $32,760/yr | High | 15.0x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 57 | $24,660/yr | Moderate | 14.5x |
| Criminology | 55 | $29,123/yr | High | 14.3x |
| Psychology, General | 55 | $28,046/yr | High | 12.9x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 53 | $36,444/yr | Very High | 10.5x |
| Geography and Cartography | 53 | $27,355/yr | High | 14.8x |
| History | 53 | $20,972/yr | High | 12.5x |
| Sociology | 52 | $24,501/yr | High | 15.4x |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 50 | $34,309/yr | Very High | 15.6x |
| Anthropology | 50 | $19,868/yr | High | 13.7x |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 48 | $30,713/yr | High | 15.5x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 48 | $29,917/yr | High | 15.1x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 47 | $21,052/yr | Moderate | 10.2x |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 46 | $29,862/yr | Low | 13.8x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 45 | $27,303/yr | Low | 11.0x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 44 | $29,476/yr | High | 14.4x |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 43 | $28,565/yr | High | 10.7x |
| Journalism | 42 | $29,686/yr | Very High | 10.6x |
| Ethnic & Cultural Minority | 40 | $30,844/yr | Very High | 8.7x |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 40 | $26,325/yr | High | 12.0x |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 36 | $26,224/yr | Very High | 7.3x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 35 | $19,107/yr | High | 5.0x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 35 | $13,896/yr | Very High | 11.0x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 31 bachelor's degree programs at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.