Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions at California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 51 graduates a year

$32,805
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,695
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,792
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#36 of 85
Rank by pay
#56 of 85
Rank, wage-adjusted
$12,500
Median federal debt

California State University-Los Angeles graduates in rehabilitation and therapeutic professions earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Los Angeles Compares for Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

All 85 colleges reporting rehabilitation and therapeutic professions earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY$91,809$87,383#1—
2Northeastern University Boston, MA$81,320$71,611#16—
3University of Hartford West Hartford, CT$78,761$70,910#17—
4Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$78,575$77,199#5—
5Towson University Towson, MD$77,953$68,413#19—
6CUNY York College Jamaica, NY$77,201$73,479#12$57,806
7Ithaca College Ithaca, NY$76,766$73,065#14$7,071
8University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA$75,950$77,242#3$39,836
9University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$75,950$77,242#4$39,836
10University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$75,060$80,480#2—
…
33University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI$58,908$61,297#31$41,370
34Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA$58,786$54,071#41$47,541
35University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX$58,059$59,029#35$22,919
36California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$57,695$52,499#56$32,805
37University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$57,596$59,931#34$30,561
38Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL$56,791$60,447#33—
39Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM$56,548$65,474#28$34,345

Other Majors at California State University-Los Angeles by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,182$98,811#39 of 966
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,014$63,981#167 of 258
Civil Engineering$94,760$73,178#23 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$93,028$55,405#127 of 318
Computer Science$87,525$44,530#264 of 349
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$86,970$45,287#16 of 51
Mathematics$70,677$37,845#152 of 309
Air Transportation$70,508$46,267#47 of 52
Computer and Information Sciences$69,022$45,355#387 of 459
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,441$50,428#48 of 110
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,366$39,266#27 of 49
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,716$42,062#681 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,904$30,824#97 of 476
Social Work$59,545$37,477#51 of 420
Public Health$56,466$40,750#114 of 215
Political Science and Government$56,063$29,818#416 of 565
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,970$27,058#31 of 103
History$55,413$26,862#123 of 459
Economics$54,998$32,877#362 of 368
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,695$32,974#328 of 660
Biology$53,908$33,304#562 of 841
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,857$28,702#170 of 215
Philosophy$53,127—#53 of 86
Food Science and Technology—$52,806—
Nutrition Sciences$52,797$31,096#49 of 53
English Language and Literature$52,259$23,858#190 of 576
Chemistry$51,747$44,944#201 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,414$28,725#52 of 137
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,444$31,366#219 of 680
Sociology$50,249$34,092#283 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State University-Los Angeles rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $32,805 one year after graduating and $57,695 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Los Angeles rank for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions?

Among 85 colleges reporting earnings for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions graduates, California State University-Los Angeles ranks #36 by median pay four years after graduation, and #56 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is rehabilitation and therapeutic professions at California State University-Los Angeles worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions ($55,792), and the median federal debt at graduation is $12,500.

← All data for California State University-Los Angeles · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.