Offered Programs at Chico State

Offered Degrees/Programs

BS, MS

Offered Through Online Classes

Total Number of Programs

118

Total Number of Online Programs

Total Number of Completers

3,706

California State University-Chico offers 118 programs through Bachelor's and Master's. By degree types, it offers 82 Bachelor's, 36 Master's programs.

It also offers its programs via online learning and 1 programs are available through Bachelor's and Master's. By degree types, it offers 1 Master's program in the virtual environment.

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 3,706 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from California State University-Chico.

Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.

By degrees/certificates, 3,253 Bachelor's and 453 Master's were awareded by Chico State.

	Number of Programs	Number of Online Programs	Number of Completers
Bachelor's	82	0	3,253
Master's	36	1	453
Total	118	1	3,706

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at California State University-Chico based on earning after completing the program by degree types.

Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Median Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	$93,500
Computer Science	$69,500
Civil Engineering	$64,900
Engineering (other)	$64,500
Mechanical Engineering	$61,700

Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Median Earning after Graduation
Communication Sciences and Disorders	$64,900
Social Work	$50,000
Business Administration and Management	$48,400
Psychology	$46,600
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$38,700

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at California State University-Chico based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.

Program Name	Completers	Earning after Graduation
Business Administration and Management	498	$45,300
Psychology	304	$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	180	$22,300
Sociology	156	$27,800
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	143	-

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Chico State by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.

Agriculture

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture	✕	157 completers	$44,600
Agricultural Business and Management	✕	0	$44,600
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	47	-
Animal Sciences	✕	79	$26,400
Agronomy and Crop Science	✕	31	-

Natural Resources and Conservation

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation	✕	35 completers	$26,400
Environmental Science	✕	35	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	✕	16 completers	$19,700
Asian Studies/Civilization	✕	3	-
Latin American Studies	✕	3	-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	✕	1	-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	✕	9	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism	✕	133 completers	$33,800
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	89	$33,800
Journalism	✕	28	$28,800
Radio and Television	✕	16	-

Computer and Information Sciences

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	129 completers	$55,400
Information Technology	✕	56	-
Computer Science	✕	73	$69,500
Computer Graphics	✕	0	-

Education

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	66 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	66	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	0	-

Engineering

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering	✕	166 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	47	$64,900
Computer Engineering	✕	8	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	27	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	64	$61,700
Engineering (other)	✕	20	$64,500

Engineering Technology

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology	✕	117 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	105	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	8	$51,900
Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	0	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	13 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	0	-
German Language and Literature	✕	1	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	$29,700
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	12	-

English Language and Literature

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature	✕	57 completers	$19,200
English Language and Literature	✕	57	$19,200
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	0	-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities	✕	203 completers	$22,300
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	198	$22,300
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	5	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	✕	98 completers	$27,400
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	67	$27,400
Biochemistry	✕	17	-
Microbiology	✕	14	-

Mathematics and Statistics

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics	✕	24 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	24	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	✕	35 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Natural Sciences	✕	6	-
Nutrition Sciences	✕	29	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	✕	204 completers	$35,300
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✕	48	$35,300
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	64	$22,600
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	92	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✕	14 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	5	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	9	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences	✕	14 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	2	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	5	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	0	-
Physics	✕	7	-

Psychology

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology	✕	259 completers	$27,000
Psychology	✕	259	$27,000

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting	✕	118 completers	$29,700
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	118	-

Human Services

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services	✕	72 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	6	-
Social Work	✕	66	$26,700

Social Sciences

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences	✕	335 completers	$30,200
Social Sciences	✕	56	$30,200
Anthropology	✕	41	$20,000
Economics	✕	15	$40,300
Geography	✕	6	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	7	$22,000
Political Science and Government	✕	46	$29,100
Sociology	✕	164	$27,800

Visual and Performing Arts

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	188 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	31	$21,800
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	68	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	7	-
Musical Theatre	✕	8	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	35	$25,800
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	14	-
Music	✕	25	$19,500
Music (other)	✕	0	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	265 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	41	$24,600
Public Health	✕	113	-
Health Services Administration	✕	17	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	94	$93,500
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	0	-

Business

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business	✕	460 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	460	$45,300

History

Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
History	✕	36 completers	-
History	✕	36	$27,000
	Total	3,253