Degree Programs Overview
California State University-Monterey Bay offers 43 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.
A total of 2,265 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at CSUMB. 1,967 students completed bachelor's programs and 298 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at CSUMB. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
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| Total | Men | Women |
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| Bachelor's | 31 | NOT OFFERED | 1,967 | 732 | 1,235 |
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| Master's | 10 | NOT OFFERED | 298 | 85 | 213 |
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Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from California State University-Monterey Bay. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($110,683) after graduation and the Computer and Information Sciences, General program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $63,971 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing |
$110,683 | $9,224 | $5,500 | $58 |
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| Computer and Information Sciences, General |
$63,971 | $5,331 | - | - |
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| Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$52,338 | $4,362 | $13,000 | $138 |
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| Human Services |
$43,406 | $3,617 | $13,750 | $146 |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
$40,471 | $3,373 | $13,322 | $141 |
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| Mathematics |
$40,347 | $3,362 | $16,500 | $175 |
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| Natural Resources Conservation and Research |
$39,301 | $3,275 | $16,500 | $175 |
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| Social Sciences, General |
$39,135 | $3,261 | $11,000 | $117 |
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| Health and Physical Education/Fitness |
$38,932 | $3,244 | $12,795 | $136 |
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| Design and Applied Arts |
$38,201 | $3,183 | $13,902 | $147 |
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| Marine Sciences |
$36,217 | $3,018 | $17,149 | $182 |
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| Psychology, General |
$35,641 | $2,970 | $11,000 | $117 |
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Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$83,389 | $6,949 | $41,069 | $467 |
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| Educational/Instructional Media Design |
$75,206 | $6,267 | $14,540 | $165 |
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| Education, General |
$68,691 | $5,724 | $16,750 | $191 |
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| Social Work |
$65,124 | $5,427 | $25,500 | $290 |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at California State University-Monterey Bay.
At the school, the Psychology Bachelor program has the most completers of 290 and the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the second most completers of 241 students.
Popular Bachelor Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Psychology | 290 | 50 | 240 |
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| Business Administration and Management | 241 | 146 | 95 |
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| Computer Science | 207 | 166 | 41 |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 136 | 10 | 126 |
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| Biology/Biological Sciences | 132 | 34 | 98 |
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| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 132 | 56 | 76 |
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| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 114 | 38 | 76 |
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| Social Sciences | 109 | 32 | 77 |
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| Human Services | 90 | 18 | 72 |
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| Marine Sciences | 84 | 26 | 58 |
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Popular Master Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Business Administration and Management | 92 | 30 | 62 |
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| Education | 55 | 20 | 35 |
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| Social Work | 51 | 5 | 46 |
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| Educational/Instructional Technology | 28 | 8 | 20 |
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| Physician Assistant | 25 | 8 | 17 |
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| Environmental Science | 20 | 8 | 12 |
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| School Psychology | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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| Marine Sciences | 9 | 1 | 8 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Agronomy and Crop Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
43 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Environmental Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
24 | 20 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Radio and Television | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
50 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
207 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 55 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 28 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Japanese Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
19 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
69 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
136 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
114 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
132 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
28 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Statistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| International/Global Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marine Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
84 | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
132 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
290 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| School Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 18 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Public Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 51 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Social Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
109 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| International Relations and Affairs | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Design and Visual Communications | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
47 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Illustration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
|---|
| Art/Art Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
21 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Music | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
12 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Physician Assistant | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 25 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
59 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Physician Assistant | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 25 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
59 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
241 | 92 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Hospitality Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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