California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
42
Avg Grad Earnings
$37,975/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
63/100
Tuition (In-State)
$6,813/yr
Out-of-state: $18,698/yr
All Programs at California State University-Los Angeles
42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 91 | $98,811/yr | High | 43.1x |
| Business Administration | 83 | $42,062/yr | High | 22.5x |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 80 | $45,355/yr | Very High | 24.5x |
| Food Science and Technology | 79 | $52,806/yr | Moderate | 18.4x |
| Computer Science | 79 | $44,530/yr | Very High | 36.0x |
| Fire Protection | 78 | $48,289/yr | Moderate | 24.2x |
| Chemistry | 75 | $44,944/yr | High | 15.5x |
| Civil Engineering | 74 | $73,178/yr | High | 35.6x |
| Public Health | 73 | $40,750/yr | High | 19.7x |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 73 | $32,974/yr | Moderate | 19.8x |
| Electrical | 72 | $63,981/yr | Very High | 34.4x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 70 | $55,405/yr | Very High | 33.5x |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 70 | $39,266/yr | High | 13.4x |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 69 | $29,457/yr | High | 16.9x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 68 | $50,428/yr | High | 23.3x |
| Air Transportation | 68 | $46,267/yr | Moderate | 22.1x |
| Industrial Production Technologies | 68 | $45,287/yr | Moderate | 22.4x |
| Social Work | 68 | $37,477/yr | Moderate | 21.0x |
| Teacher Education | 67 | $31,366/yr | High | 16.1x |
| Psychology, General | 66 | $37,567/yr | High | 12.8x |
| Economics | 64 | $32,877/yr | Very High | 11.1x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 63 | $28,687/yr | Moderate | 20.0x |
| Sociology | 62 | $34,092/yr | High | 19.1x |
| Mathematics | 61 | $37,845/yr | Very High | 12.9x |
| Biology, General | 61 | $33,304/yr | High | 19.9x |
| Political Science and Government | 61 | $29,818/yr | Very High | 19.3x |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 60 | $32,805/yr | Moderate | 17.6x |
| Natural Sciences | 59 | $39,870/yr | Moderate | 13.6x |
| Geography and Cartography | 59 | $33,727/yr | High | 11.4x |
| History | 59 | $26,862/yr | High | 15.9x |
| Anthropology | 58 | $29,364/yr | High | 14.7x |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 53 | $22,133/yr | High | 14.7x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 52 | $30,824/yr | Low | 16.6x |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 52 | $28,702/yr | High | 15.6x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 52 | $24,538/yr | Moderate | 13.2x |
| Nutrition Sciences | 50 | $31,096/yr | High | 10.4x |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 47 | $28,725/yr | Very High | 19.0x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 44 | $23,858/yr | Very High | 17.3x |
| Music | 42 | $21,509/yr | High | 6.9x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 41 | $20,433/yr | Very High | 12.9x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 39 | $16,645/yr | Moderate | 5.1x |
| Ethnic & Cultural Minority | 38 | $27,058/yr | Very High | 8.9x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 42 bachelor's degree programs at California State University-Los Angeles 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.