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California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (20% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 54% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,045 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,478 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 56% of graduates; 29 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010120% 299
    Graduates in this field earn $48,789 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020113% 190
    Graduates in this field earn $71,183 4 years out
  3. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 51.000010% 151
    Graduates in this field earn $58,396 4 years out
  4. Sociology, General 45.11016.4% 94
    Graduates in this field earn $56,855 4 years out
  5. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01016.3% 93
    Graduates in this field earn $54,015 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 7.3% → 16% of graduates since 2014–15 (234 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$112,691 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $103,484

    4 years after completion$112,691
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $94,862 · Non-Pell: $99,196(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $15,238 · 190 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$100,887 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,374

    4 years after completion$100,887
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $18,750 · 119 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Economics$71,662 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $57,440

    4 years after completion$71,662
    National median: $82,686Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 20 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,183 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $47,581

    4 years after completion$71,183
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $55,324 · Non-Pell: $61,737(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $15,000 · 476 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Mathematics$70,628 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $34,118

    4 years after completion$70,628
    National median: $69,562About typical

    Median federal debt: $17,062 · 57 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college16 to 1
16 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 72% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty54%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$114,468

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$13,045
$13,045
← Lessmore than 67% of 557More →
Endowment per student$4,025
$4,025
← Lessmore than 15% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)