Program Payoff

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, California. 92 certificate and associate programs, public. 92 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in California.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $39,369 (17) $74,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $36,674 (28) $64,980
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $21,964 (19) $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $43,240
Security Guards
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
Air Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $123,780
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Air Transportation Associate's degree not published $123,780
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $49,660
Medical Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $49,660
Medical Assistants
American Sign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
American Sign Language Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Anthropology Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Apparel and Textiles Associate's degree not published $94,700
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,620
Audio and Video Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,620
Audio and Video Technicians
Biological and Physical Sciences Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Biological and Physical Sciences Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Biology, General Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,460
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $48,460
Office Clerks, General
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Chemistry Undergraduate certificate not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Chemistry Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $60,390
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $60,390
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Communication and Media Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $85,030
Public Relations Specialists
Communication and Media Studies Associate's degree not published $85,030
Public Relations Specialists
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $174,410
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $174,410
Software Developers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Associate's degree not published $36,630
Manicurists and Pedicurists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $43,240
Security Guards
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Economics Associate's degree not published $94,700
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Associate's degree not published $210,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $86,090
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $86,090
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $210,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers
English Language and Literature, General Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Finance and Financial Management Services Undergraduate certificate not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Finance and Financial Management Services Associate's degree not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $46,980
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $80,850
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Geography and Cartography Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Associate's degree not published $210,230
Natural Sciences Managers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $74,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
History Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Services, General Undergraduate certificate not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Services, General Associate's degree not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $77,390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $77,390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Mathematics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate's degree not published $77,390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other Associate's degree not published
Philosophy Associate's degree not published $210,230
Natural Sciences Managers
Physics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Political Science and Government Undergraduate certificate not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Political Science and Government Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Associate's degree not published
Real Estate Associate's degree not published $77,030
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree not published $140,270
Registered Nurses
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Security Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
Security Science and Technology Associate's degree not published $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
Social Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $99,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Social Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $99,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Sociology Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Undergraduate certificate not published $57,990
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $57,990
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Taxation Undergraduate certificate not published $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,980
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree not published $75,130
Graphic Designers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.