Cal State Channel Islands History (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in History
- Public university
- Camarillo, CA
- About 34 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Cal State Channel Islands history graduates earn less than graduates of most history programs nationally, $24,134 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $17,854 in federal loans, less than at 87% of history programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the California median of $28,417.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The California and national columns are the medians across all history bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Cal State Channel Islands graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the California median.
Debt and first-year pay at every California history program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the California medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 123% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $189 a month, or 9.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
100% of graduates (38 of 38) were working in California one year after graduating. Prices in the Oxnard area are about 11% above the national average, so a $24,134 salary here buys what about $21,834 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to history, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$101,370Median pay in California. 99,230 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$210,230Median pay in California. 14,950 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Tour and Travel Guides
$46,000Median pay in California. 6,900 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$61,550Median pay in California. 1,610 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Cal State Channel Islands
History ranks 21st of 22 bachelor's programs at Cal State Channel Islands by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($103,484), Computer Science ($59,374), and Economics ($57,440).
Other history bachelor's programs near Camarillo
Common questions
The median graduate earns $24,134 one year after graduating and $53,872 five years after. The median across history bachelor's programs in California is $28,417.
The median federal loan balance is $17,854, which ranks 24th lowest of 30 history bachelor's programs in California. That works out to about $189 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 74% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 73%. Compare the cost with other California programs before deciding.
Most do. 100% (38 of 38) were working in California one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the history program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024