+24%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at California State University-Dominguez Hills rose 24% between 2007 and 2010 ($6.3k → $7.8k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Carson, California. 12,642 undergraduate students. 113 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at California State University-Dominguez Hills fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).
-19%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at California State University-Dominguez Hills fell 19% between 2021 and 2024 (52.5% → 42.8%).
+25%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at California State University-Dominguez Hills rose 25% between 2021 and 2024 (15.8% → 19.7%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$57,162+22% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$46,827
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry46.9%+68% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$11,902+41% · '97→'10
At program completion12,642+45% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS65.6%+7% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time91.3%+346% · '01→'24
latest cohort$7,064+329% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,944SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.8%Median federal debt $11,902 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $57,162 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+68%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · completion · 150% rose
25.5% → 42.8%
+638%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · completion · 100% rose
2.7% → 19.7%
+45%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · undergrad enrollment rose
7,186 → 10,441
+329%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · in-state tuition rose
$1,735 → $7,449
+120%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,115 → $20,049
+41%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · median debt rose
$5,500 → $7,750
-100%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · cohort default rate fell
6.3% → 0.0%
+43%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · pell share rose
44.2% → 63.3%
+22%
Cal State Dominguez Hills · earnings_median_8yr rose
$44,200 → $53,788
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$148,290Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$126,318Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$122,899Business Administration, Management and Operations.$101,906Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.$97,885Computer Science.$96,640Education, General.$96,103Special Education and Teaching.$89,320Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$88,459Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$84,529Public Administration.$82,756Social Work.$80,731Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$76,693Political Science and Government.$71,822Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$68,017Public Administration.$65,441Business Administration, Management and Operations.$61,910Computer and Information Sciences, General.$60,375Human Resources Management and Services.$59,702Psychology, Other.$57,044Community Organization and Advocacy.$56,936History.$56,749Sociology.$56,710Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$56,022
Showing top 24 of 40 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
40 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$122,899Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$126,318Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$88,459Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$148,290Health and Medical Administrative Services.$55,431Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$48,649Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$84,529
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Cal State Dominguez Hills graduates earn $X” — not “Cal State Dominguez Hills makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Cal State Dominguez Hills caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.