Interdisciplinary studies

Nutrition Sciences

California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA

Medium evidenceMatched peers12 institutions · related subjectsSee the evidence

The degree in numbers

Cost & earnings.

Annual tuition$18,975Institution-level tuition; programme fees may differ · before aid
Annual credentials awarded8Average of available recent award years; not the earnings sample size.

Earnings context

One career stage.
A clearer comparison.

USD · Master's · 2 years after completion
Same source release. National references exclude this degree.

Selected degree estimate$50,518
Same subject · national$49,883
Interdisciplinary studies · national$45,696

Behind the number

Your comparison group.

Medium evidence

Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · master's

Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $43,033–$58,277.

Historical earnings archive. College Scorecard legacy FOS archive (file dated 2022-01-19; cohorts vary). Do not interpret this as today's graduate salary. Further study and career changes are not modelled by this early-career figure.

Master's outcomes · 2 years after completion
Institution & subjectReported earnings
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$76,460
Texas State UniversityInternational/Global Studies, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$39,108
Portland State UniversityPeace Studies and Conflict Resolution$43,798
California State University-Dominguez HillsPeace Studies and Conflict Resolution$59,124
East Carolina UniversityMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$40,737
San Francisco State UniversityBehavioral Sciences$29,593
Fort Hays State UniversityMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$57,995
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$47,260
George Mason UniversityDispute Resolution, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$57,318
University of UtahNutrition Sciences$46,478
University of Alabama at BirminghamSystems Science and Theory$122,038
Texas Woman's UniversityNutrition Sciences$53,775
How matching & uncertainty work

We first look for the same subject code (or exact subject name), qualification, country, currency, source release and earnings horizon. Peer institutions are matched using admissions selectivity, completion rates, undergraduate size and institution type, with a small preference for the same region. These are institutional proxies, not a ranking of programme quality.

If subject-matched peers are sparse, we try related subjects at closely matched universities, related degrees at this university, then an explicitly labelled national reference. We never multiply a salary by a university prestige score.

Peer and national estimates give each reporting institution one vote, after taking the median of its related programmes. Shared branch-campus outcomes count once. The middle-half range describes variation between reporting institutions. It is not an individual salary range or a statistical confidence interval.

Evidence labels describe match quality and coverage, not validated prediction accuracy. Admissions and size are undergraduate institutional measures, so graduate-degree comparisons are especially approximate.

Historical cohort outcomes are not promised salaries or a causal effect of attending this programme. College Scorecard earnings cover eligible federal-aid recipients, not every graduate or international student. Source definitions ↗