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For-profit four-year colleges in California by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
California for-profit four-year colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American University of Health Sciences | Signal Hill | For-profit, 4-year | $120,258 | 133 |
| 2 | West Coast University | North Hollywood | For-profit, 4-year | $110,100 | 972 |
| 3 | California Career College | Canoga Park | For-profit, 4-year | $105,760 | 113 |
| 4 | Career Networks Institute | Santa Ana | For-profit, 4-year | $99,952 | 413 |
| 5 | Gnomon | North Hollywood | For-profit, 4-year | $97,872 | 78 |
| 6 | Chamberlain University | Rancho Cordova | For-profit, 4-year | $97,262 | 279 |
| 7 | Alliant International University-San Diego | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $83,376 | 1,366 |
| 8 | University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences | San Marcos | For-profit, 4-year | $82,889 | 1,850 |
| 9 | United States University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $81,794 | 944 |
| 10 | Newschool of Architecture and Design | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $74,029 | 88 |
| 11 | Pacific College | Costa Mesa | For-profit, 4-year | $73,359 | 163 |
| 12 | Interior Designers Institute | Newport Beach | For-profit, 4-year | $71,191 | 25 |
| 13 | Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | San Jose | For-profit, 4-year | $70,292 | 1,586 |
| 14 | Pacifica Graduate Institute | Carpinteria | For-profit, 4-year | $68,762 | 254 |
| 15 | Unitek College | Fremont | For-profit, 4-year | $67,749 | 2,589 |
| 16 | Stanbridge University | Irvine | For-profit, 4-year | $67,498 | 548 |
| 17 | California Miramar University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $67,386 | 78 |
| 18 | Southern California Institute of Technology | Anaheim | For-profit, 4-year | $65,954 | 425 |
| 19 | Smith Chason College | Los Angeles | For-profit, 4-year | $65,533 | 797 |
| 20 | DeVry University | Ontario | For-profit, 4-year | $63,172 | 965 |
| 21 | California Institute of Arts & Technology | National City | For-profit, 4-year | $61,681 | 771 |
| 22 | Ashford University | San Diego | For-profit, 4-year | $56,883 | 7,929 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.
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