Riverside City College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Riverside, CA
- 18,346 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
6 Riverside City College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($89,869), and Kinesiology and Exercise Science the least ($25,516). The median program pays $30,031. Riverside City College also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.
All 6 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 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.
2 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.
Both certificate programs
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.
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.
2 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.
Quick picks: associate's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$89,869
- Biological and Physical Sciences$33,201
- Business Administration$32,537
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$27,524
- Criminal Justice$25,824
Lowest median debt
- Business Administration$5,500
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science$8,046
- Biological and Physical Sciences$8,712
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$9,317
- Nursing$11,000
Largest programs
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,344 graduates a year
- Biological and Physical SciencesAbout 493 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 338 graduates a year
- Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 175 graduates a year
- NursingAbout 166 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $89,869 in their first year, the most of 6 Riverside City College associate's programs that report pay.
Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $5,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Riverside City College associate's programs that report debt.
In-state tuition and fees are $1,428 a year, and $12,498 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,377 a year.
6 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs at Riverside City College report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.
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