Seaside, California · Public
Educational/Instructional Media Design at California State University-Monterey Bay
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 74 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~74
- Schools with reported signal
- 279
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 97.4%
- Graduation rate
- 59.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,663/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $54,652
- Median debt
- $12,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $59,247/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 279 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,025 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($2,501 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 14% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.4% reported share · $7,021 net A+ Essex County College Newark, NJ · 1.1% reported share · $4,436 net A+ 
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · 1.1% reported share · $9,320 net A+ University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · 0.5% reported share · $7,007 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Educational/Instructional Media Design accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at California State University-Monterey Bay, which is bigger than 78% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 74 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
California State University-Monterey Bay's average net price is $13,663 per year, about $54,652 over four years. That is $6,025 below the $19,688 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $59,247 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,501 above the $56,746 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks California State University-Monterey Bay #39 of 279 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.