The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA · Private · Large suburb · MUS
Private institution in Santa Clarita, CA · 1,606 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $57,106 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $32,1211,783rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $36,9301,539th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $36,9301,495th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $48,6821,443rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,106678th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,6651,109th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.7%633rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.1%419th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.9%765th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6061,070th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.4%1,730th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 31 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 29 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | $45,919 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $32,925 | $30,771 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | $23,803 | $31,127 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $23,340 | $25,967 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Interdenominationalsource
- Founded in 1927source
- Athletic nickname: "Mustangs"source
- School colors: #0D223F and #DAAA00source
- Mascot: Monty the Mustangsource
- Motto: "For Christ and Scripture"source
- Formerly known as "Los Angeles Baptist College and Seminary" (1927–1985)source
- Formerly known as "The Master's College" (1985–2016)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,472,309 (M $1,950,632 · W $1,521,677)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The Master's University and Seminary’s 1,606 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA · 1,614 undergrads
- Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, CA · 1,574 undergrads
- Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,638 undergrads
- Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 1,746 undergrads
- Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, CA · 1,456 undergrads
- Los Angeles Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, CA · 1,453 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · 1,606 undergrads
- McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL · 1,600 undergrads
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,612 undergrads
- Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS · 1,613 undergrads
- University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA · 1,599 undergrads
- University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN · 1,599 undergrads
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