MiraCosta College
Oceanside, California · Website
$43,845
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,845
median earnings, 10 years after starting
MiraCosta College is a public 4-year college in Oceanside, California with 10,278 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,339 a year (tuition and fees $1,158 in-state, $9,750 out-of-state). 41% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,845 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,339
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,158
Out-of-state $9,750
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
41%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,000
About $95 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,845
Rank 2,138 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $7,339
- Tuition in-state
- $1,158
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,750
- Cost of attendance
- $15,531
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 2.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,535
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,560
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,222
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,172
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,855
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,152 in 2015-16 to $1,158 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 10,278
- Part-time students
- 57%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 131
- Endowment
- $15.4M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,138 of 5,094 US colleges and 215 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,339 | $20,161 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,158 | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,000 | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,965 | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,845 | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
131 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 931 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 457 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 250 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,181 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 183 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 125 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate | Certificate | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 59 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 59 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,243 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,144 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Oceanside and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does MiraCosta College cost?
$7,339 a year is the average net price at MiraCosta College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,158 for in-state students and $9,750 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,531. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,535 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at MiraCosta College?
MiraCosta College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do MiraCosta College graduates earn?
$43,845 a year is the median pay of former MiraCosta College students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,965 after 6 years). That ranks 2,138 of 5,094 US colleges and 215 of 494 in California.
How much student debt do MiraCosta College graduates have?
$9,000 is the median federal student loan debt of MiraCosta College graduates, about $95 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 2.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at MiraCosta College?
41% of first-time, full-time students at MiraCosta College finish within 6 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at MiraCosta College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (931 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (457 associate's graduates), Biological and Physical Sciences (250 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 131 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.