Which Point Loma Nazarene University major has the lowest debt?

Criminal Justice graduates leave with a median of $14,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 12 Point Loma Nazarene University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Point Loma Nazarene University cost?

Tuition and fees are $46,250 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $38,729 a year.

How many Point Loma Nazarene University programs report graduate pay?

12 bachelor's programs at Point Loma Nazarene University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Point Loma Nazarene University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
San Diego, CA
3,188 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Point Loma Nazarene University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($97,296), and Human Development and Family Studies the least ($27,037). The median program pays $41,063.

Tuition and fees$46,250Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$38,729Per year

Graduation rate77%Within 6 years

Admission rate84%Of applicants

All 12 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	NursingAbout 111 graduates a year	$97,296	$108,557	$27,000	28th of 35
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 31 graduates a year	$71,111	Not reported	$25,000	6th of 18
3	Business AdministrationAbout 117 graduates a year	$48,397	$55,709	$18,750	31st of 57
4	Teacher EducationAbout 38 graduates a year	$46,986	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 18
5	Criminal JusticeAbout 23 graduates a year	$45,022	Not reported	$14,000	3rd of 20
6	Business CommunicationGraduates a year not reported	$41,988	$59,892	$22,079	1st of 3
7	CommunicationsAbout 21 graduates a year	$40,138	$50,181	$21,500	14th of 39
8	BiologyAbout 40 graduates a year	$34,943	$50,216	$25,096	19th of 47
9	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 42 graduates a year	$29,523	$67,791	$26,362	7th of 9
10	PsychologyAbout 62 graduates a year	$27,724	$46,959	$22,411	43rd of 54
11	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 15 graduates a year	$27,604	Not reported	$27,000	18th of 19
12	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 55 graduates a year	$27,037	$55,127	$16,300	14th of 14

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Criminal Justice$14,000
Human Development and Family Studies$16,300
Business Administration$18,750
Communications$21,500
Business Communication$22,079

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 117 graduates a year
NursingAbout 111 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 62 graduates a year
Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 55 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 42 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $97,296 in their first year, the most of 12 Point Loma Nazarene 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