Best Humanities Colleges in California
67 four-year colleges in California offer humanities programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit
- $50,062
- Net price
- 48%
- Admit rate
- 6,552
- Enrolled
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
- $16,665
- Net price
- 31%
- Admit rate
- 21,996
- Enrolled
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit
- $41,431
- Net price
- 62%
- Admit rate
- 5,287
- Enrolled
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 259
- Enrolled
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,365
- Net price
- 52%
- Admit rate
- 5,671
- Enrolled
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
- $12,470
- Net price
- 27%
- Admit rate
- 34,948
- Enrolled
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA · Private nonprofit
- $35,333
- Net price
- 84%
- Admit rate
- 1,114
- Enrolled
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA · Private nonprofit
- $58,098
- Net price
- 63%
- Admit rate
- 3,553
- Enrolled
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
- $12,548
- Net price
- 9%
- Admit rate
- 33,475
- Enrolled
United States University
Sandy Springs, CA · Private for-profit
- —
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 153
- Enrolled
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA · Public
- $13,760
- Net price
- 85%
- Admit rate
- 27,601
- Enrolled
Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,378
- Net price
- 87%
- Admit rate
- 1,947
- Enrolled
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA · Private nonprofit
- $25,447
- Net price
- 71%
- Admit rate
- 3,204
- Enrolled
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
- $48,381
- Net price
- 45%
- Admit rate
- 7,094
- Enrolled
Scripps College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
- $36,294
- Net price
- 38%
- Admit rate
- 1,113
- Enrolled
Notre Dame de Namur University
Belmont, CA · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 33
- Enrolled
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,031
- Net price
- 83%
- Admit rate
- 2,049
- Enrolled
Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
- $21,413
- Net price
- 73%
- Admit rate
- 1,719
- Enrolled
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA · Public
- $11,531
- Net price
- 75%
- Admit rate
- 25,042
- Enrolled
California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA · Public
- $9,320
- Net price
- 97%
- Admit rate
- 9,809
- Enrolled
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · Private nonprofit
- $30,109
- Net price
- 76%
- Admit rate
- 2,296
- Enrolled
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public
- $12,278
- Net price
- 96%
- Admit rate
- 18,639
- Enrolled
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · Public
- $14,304
- Net price
- 76%
- Admit rate
- 22,593
- Enrolled
National University
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit
- $22,878
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 10,794
- Enrolled
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA · Private nonprofit
- $22,212
- Net price
- 88%
- Admit rate
- 2,759
- Enrolled
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA · Public
- $12,885
- Net price
- 93%
- Admit rate
- 5,166
- Enrolled
University of Massachusetts Global
Aliso Viejo, CA · Public
- $32,654
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 4,491
- Enrolled
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA · Private nonprofit
- $20,161
- Net price
- 71%
- Admit rate
- 3,050
- Enrolled
Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA · Private nonprofit
- $28,115
- Net price
- 66%
- Admit rate
- 1,536
- Enrolled
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA · Public
- $15,364
- Net price
- 36%
- Admit rate
- 35,377
- Enrolled