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What an aviation degree at California State University, Los Angeles costs

A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.

PilotBound all-in estimate

$208K

In-state, all-in

$265K

Out-of-state, all-in

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Tuition + room & board (4years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.

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The numbers, with sources

Tuition (in-state)
$31,752
$7,938/yr × 42026-27Source

CSU systemwide tuition plus campus mandatory fees, resident full-time undergraduate.

Tuition (out-of-state)
$88,272
$22,068/yr × 42026-27Source

Resident base $7,938 plus the $471/unit nonresident surcharge; assumes 30 units/year full-time.

Room & board
$86,616
$21,654/yr × 42026-27Source

On-campus housing $13,682 plus food $7,972.

Flight training (whole program)
$90,000
2026-27Source

Partial: school does not price every rating, so the full sequence costs more.

The BS is Aviation ADMINISTRATION, a management degree with NO in-house flight training and no flight cost in tuition. $90,000 is a PilotBound estimate to earn FAA certificates (PPL through CFI) separately at outside SoCal flight schools; it is not part of the degree.

All-in (in-state)
$208,368

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Figures are California State University, Los Angeles's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with California State University, Los Angeles. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Primary sources: calstatela.edu