+27%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at California State University-East Bay rose 27% between 2007 and 2010 ($7.5k → $9.5k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Cal State East Bay
Hayward, California. 10,422 undergraduate students. 90 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Cal State East Bay
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at California State University-East Bay fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3% → 0.0%).
+78%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at California State University-East Bay rose 78% between 2021 and 2024 (12.1% → 21.6%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$71,401+29% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$55,546
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry45.5%+11% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$12,500+73% · '97→'10
At program completion10,422+4% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS78.6%-8% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time96.8%+58% · '01→'24
latest cohort$7,055+339% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,935SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.3%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $71,401 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+61%
Cal State East Bay · completion · 100% rose
13.4% → 21.6%
+339%
Cal State East Bay · in-state tuition rose
$1,728 → $7,583
+122%
Cal State East Bay · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,108 → $20,183
+73%
Cal State East Bay · median debt rose
$5,500 → $9,502
-100%
Cal State East Bay · cohort default rate fell
7.9% → 0.0%
+50%
Cal State East Bay · pell share rose
29.6% → 44.4%
+29%
Cal State East Bay · earnings_median_8yr rose
$50,100 → $64,657
+22%
Cal State East Bay · earnings_median_6yr rose
$45,400 → $55,546
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$160,918Business Administration, Management and Operations.$135,829Statistics.$123,982Educational Administration and Supervision.$113,579Computer Science.$111,870Social Work.$94,698Health and Medical Administrative Services.$91,652Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$91,139Public Administration.$88,982Education, General.$88,296Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$85,654Business Administration, Management and Operations.$77,879Political Science and Government.$77,086Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$75,421Biology, General.$73,854Criminal Justice and Corrections.$69,766Economics.$68,996Communication and Media Studies.$67,355Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$64,973Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$62,078Hospitality Administration/Management.$62,071Sociology.$61,001Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$60,234Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$58,970
Showing top 24 of 28 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
28 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$64,973Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$160,918Health and Medical Administrative Services.$91,652Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$75,421Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$85,654
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Cal State East Bay graduates earn $X” — not “Cal State East Bay makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Cal State East Bay caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.