Colleges 56
Public 28
Graduates in 2023-24 1,088
Typical earnings 1 yr after $33,889
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $52,479
National, 4 yrs after $56,848
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo University of California-Santa Barbara California State University-Sacramento University of California-Berkeley University of California-Los Angeles University of California-Davis San Diego State University California State University-Los Angeles University of Southern California University of California-Riverside University of California-Santa Cruz California State University-Long Beach California State University-Northridge California State University-Fullerton San Francisco State University California State University-Fresno Sonoma State University California State Polytechnic University-Pomona University of California-San Diego University of California-Irvine Azusa Pacific University Biola University California Baptist University California Lutheran University California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt California State University-Bakersfield California State University-Chico California State University-Dominguez Hills California State University-East Bay California State University-San Bernardino California State University-Stanislaus Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Fresno Pacific University Harvey Mudd College La Sierra University Loyola Marymount University Mount Saint Mary's University Occidental College Pepperdine University Pitzer College Point Loma Nazarene University Pomona College Saint Mary's College of California San Jose State University Santa Clara University Scripps College Stanford University University of California-Merced University of La Verne University of Redlands University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of the Pacific Westmont College Whittier College All philosophy programs in California Sorted by earnings four years after graduation. Click a heading to sort.
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 31 $29,855 $98,592 n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93 $38,395 $71,796 $11,349 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 11 $43,814 $65,115 n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 91 $37,999 $63,326 $12,208 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 117 $32,660 $61,754 $11,020 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 55 $32,373 $58,633 $15,400 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 26 n/a $53,390 n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 13 n/a $53,127 n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 84 $52,079 $51,831 $18,250 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 31 $32,349 $51,402 $16,660 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 48 $33,889 $51,398 $15,000 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 26 $40,209 $49,062 $14,958 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 23 $31,758 $48,566 n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 25 $34,825 $44,533 n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 16 $41,164 $42,993 $16,152 California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 26 n/a $42,337 n/a Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 19 $46,650 n/a $13,250 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 11 $30,292 n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 25 $27,655 n/a $10,960 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 42 $25,468 n/a $14,800 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a Biola University La Mirada, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California Baptist University Riverside, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Chico Chico, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a Chapman University Orange, CA 22 n/a n/a n/a Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a La Sierra University Riverside, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 16 n/a n/a n/a Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Occidental College Los Angeles, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a Pepperdine University Malibu, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a Pitzer College Claremont, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a Pomona College Claremont, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 25 n/a n/a n/a Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 18 n/a n/a n/a Scripps College Claremont, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 25 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of La Verne La Verne, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Redlands Redlands, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of San Diego San Diego, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a Whittier College Whittier, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How many colleges in California offer philosophy? 56 colleges in California awarded bachelor's degrees in philosophy in 2022-23 or 2023-24, 28 of them public.
Where do philosophy graduates earn the most in California? California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, with median earnings of $98,592 four years after graduation (programs with at least 5 graduates).
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .