Which La Sierra University major has the lowest debt?

Kinesiology and Exercise Science graduates leave with a median of $25,632 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 La Sierra University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does La Sierra University cost?

Tuition and fees are $37,710 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $45,566 a year.

How many La Sierra University programs report graduate pay?

4 bachelor's programs at La Sierra University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

La Sierra University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Riverside, CA
1,116 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

4 La Sierra University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Social Work pays the most in the first year ($42,213), and Kinesiology and Exercise Science the least ($25,899). The median program pays $35,181.

Tuition and fees$37,710Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$45,566Per year

Graduation rate60%Within 6 years

Admission rate92%Of applicants

All 4 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across California. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
1	Social WorkAbout 12 graduates a year	$42,213	$58,985	$35,500	4th of 16
2	Business AdministrationAbout 22 graduates a year	$35,477	$43,241	$28,333	57th of 57
3	Criminal JusticeAbout 61 graduates a year	$34,885	$60,162	$31,000	13th of 20
4	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$25,899	Not reported	$25,632	23rd of 31

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

5 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Common questions

Social Work graduates earn a median of $42,213 in their first year, the most of 4 La Sierra University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels