Which Modesto Junior College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Psychology graduates leave with a median of $6,757 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 Modesto Junior College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Modesto Junior College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $1,282 a year, and $9,264 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $2,818 a year.

How many Modesto Junior College programs report graduate pay?

8 associate's programs and 3 certificate programs at Modesto Junior College report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Modesto Junior College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Modesto, CA
15,109 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 Modesto Junior College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($99,339), and Human Development and Family Studies the least ($21,794). The median program pays $28,359. Modesto Junior College also has 3 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$1,282Per year. Out-of-state $9,264

Average net price after aid$2,818Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 6 years

All 8 associate'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 associate'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	NursingAbout 82 graduates a year	$99,339	$111,592	$11,279	19th of 53
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 22 graduates a year	$45,865	$59,725	Not reported	24th of 29
3	Biological and Physical SciencesAbout 344 graduates a year	$31,960	$64,091	$9,036	2nd of 12
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 326 graduates a year	$28,387	$46,582	$7,373	12th of 25
5	Business AdministrationAbout 205 graduates a year	$28,331	$41,094	Not reported	13th of 22
6	Criminal JusticeAbout 86 graduates a year	$28,102	$49,543	Not reported	17th of 21
7	PsychologyAbout 178 graduates a year	$25,832	$37,763	$6,757	4th of 10
8	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 66 graduates a year	$21,794	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five California programs in the field do too.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 3 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate 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	Fire ScienceAbout 25 graduates a year	$50,364	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
2	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 95 graduates a year	$25,984	$49,123	$7,065	12th of 20
3	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 140 graduates a year	$15,819	$25,835	$9,136	4th of 4

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$99,339
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$45,865
Biological and Physical Sciences$31,960
Liberal Arts and General Studies$28,387
Business Administration$28,331

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Biological and Physical SciencesAbout 344 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 326 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 205 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 178 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 86 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $99,339 in their first year, the most of 8 Modesto Junior College associate'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