Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, California · Also known as Pacific Oaks Education Corporation · Website
$52,485
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,485
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pacific Oaks College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Pasadena, California with 312 undergraduates and 756 graduate students. It admits 34% of applicants. Former students earn a median $52,485 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,105 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$32,520
US median $11,837
Admission rate
34%
US median 78%
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$29,105
About $309 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,485
Rank 1,283 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $32,520
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
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 $13,688 in 2018-19 to $32,520 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
- 34%
- Undergraduates
- 312
- Graduate students
- 756
- Part-time students
- 100%
- Women
- 89%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 14
- Endowment
- $12.5M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
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 1,283 of 5,094 US colleges and 146 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $32,520 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 34% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,105 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,962 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,485 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 85 | $55,102 | $54,916 | $65,108 | $59,916 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 61 | $91,562 | $58,767 | $67,917 | $59,571 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $25,125 | $39,077 | $56,791 | $48,568 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 33 | $51,250 | $53,657 | $68,287 | $58,524 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $34,375 | $43,320 | $51,865 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 11 | $50,332 | $61,817 | $69,244 | $103,485 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, OtherGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,709 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,509 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Pacific Oaks College?
34% of applicants are admitted to Pacific Oaks College. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Pacific Oaks College graduates earn?
$52,485 a year is the median pay of former Pacific Oaks College students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,962 after 6 years). That ranks 1,283 of 5,094 US colleges and 146 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $61,817.
How much student debt do Pacific Oaks College graduates have?
$29,105 is the median federal student loan debt of Pacific Oaks College graduates, about $309 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 74% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Pacific Oaks College?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (85 master's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (61 master's graduates), Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (54 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 14 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.