California State University-Monterey Bay
Public · California
acceptance 95%type Public
California State University-Monterey Bay is a less selective public school in California — it admits about 95% of applicants. These are facts about who enrolls — admission depends on many factors beyond test scores.
How selective it is vs nearby schools
Acceptance rate compared with other California schools at a similar selectivity — this school is in amber.
Majors offered here — and what they pay
A sample of programs at this school, sorted by reported early-career earnings. Click any to see its full outcomes, or see the school + major combined.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration
grads earn $132k/yr
major →
Computer And Information Sciences, General
grads earn $93k/yr
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Computer Science
grads earn $87k/yr
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Business Administration, Management And Op
grads earn $73k/yr
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Mathematics
grads earn $64k/yr
major →
Sports, Kinesiology, And Physical Educatio
grads earn $59k/yr
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Human Services, General
grads earn $58k/yr
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Design And Applied Arts
grads earn $56k/yr
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Psychology, General
grads earn $54k/yr
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Natural Resources Conservation And Researc
grads earn $54k/yr
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Social Sciences, General
grads earn $53k/yr
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Radio, Television, And Digital Communicati
grads earn $47k/yr
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Where this comes from. Acceptance rate and the middle-50% SAT/ACT bands are from
the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS admissions survey (the same data colleges report to the government).
Test scores are only one input — admission also weighs essays, grades, recommendations, activities and
institutional priorities, which no single number can capture. These figures describe the group of students who
enrolled, not any one applicant's chances.
