University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California · Public

Of 78 assessed programs, 77 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 196 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,311
$30k to $48k	$6,501
$48k to $75k	$9,693
$75k to $110k	$15,074
$110k and up	$34,529
All families (average)	$13,481

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

78 of 274 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$204,379	+$167,403	clears the bar	$13,750	0.1 yrs	848
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$135,050	+$98,074	clears the bar	$12,650	0.1 yrs	799
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$66,577	+$29,601	clears the bar	$13,450	0.5 yrs	767
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,030 1-year earnings	+$51,054	clears the bar	$13,550	0.3 yrs	669
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$200,543	+$163,567	clears the bar	$13,674	0.1 yrs	528
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,128	+$38,152	clears the bar	$13,000	0.3 yrs	464
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$78,624	+$41,648	clears the bar	$12,817	0.3 yrs	430
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$144,599	+$107,623	clears the bar	$11,300	0.1 yrs	409
Law	First Professional Degree	$226,996	+$190,020	clears the bar	$155,891	0.8 yrs	359
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,904	+$27,928	clears the bar	$12,280	0.4 yrs	344
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,363	+$34,387	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	283
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$147,475	+$110,499	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	278
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$75,612	+$38,636	clears the bar	$11,100	0.3 yrs	258
Public Health	Master's Degree	$86,225	+$49,249	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	255
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$118,414	+$81,438	clears the bar	$14,500	0.2 yrs	254
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$197,300 1-year earnings	+$160,324	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	251
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	$120,193	+$83,217	clears the bar	$14,589	0.2 yrs	230
English	Bachelor's Degree	$60,187	+$23,211	clears the bar	$12,979	0.6 yrs	221
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$70,636	+$33,660	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	218
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$76,572	+$39,596	clears the bar	$11,708	0.3 yrs	210
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$119,371	+$82,395	clears the bar	$13,000	0.2 yrs	189
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$101,138	+$64,162	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	187
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$79,163	+$42,187	clears the bar	$13,000	0.3 yrs	177
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$67,291	+$30,315	clears the bar	$15,076	0.5 yrs	139
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$82,386	+$45,410	clears the bar	$11,077	0.2 yrs	126
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$133,986	+$97,010	clears the bar	$15,400	0.2 yrs	123
History	Bachelor's Degree	$64,755	+$27,779	clears the bar	$13,034	0.5 yrs	121
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$76,679	+$39,703	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	113
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$66,522	+$29,546	clears the bar	$15,636	0.5 yrs	107
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$108,548	+$71,572	clears the bar	$14,342	0.2 yrs	106
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$121,027	+$84,051	clears the bar	$18,155	0.2 yrs	104
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,359	+$27,383	clears the bar	$12,572	0.5 yrs	104
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$79,391	+$42,415	clears the bar	$14,177	0.3 yrs	103
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$96,043	+$59,067	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	99
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$76,724	+$39,748	clears the bar	$14,000	0.4 yrs	96
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$80,654	+$43,678	clears the bar	$18,500	0.4 yrs	96
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$110,597	+$73,621	clears the bar	$14,896	0.2 yrs	94
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$51,699	+$14,723	clears the bar	$12,464	0.8 yrs	94
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$67,393	+$30,417	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	88
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$63,326	+$26,350	clears the bar	$13,345	0.5 yrs	87
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$70,963	+$33,987	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	82
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$75,715	+$38,739	clears the bar	$11,593	0.3 yrs	78
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$168,396	+$131,420	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Operations Research	Bachelor's Degree	$138,883	+$101,907	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Optometry	First Professional Degree	$130,333	+$93,357	clears the bar	$151,667	1.6 yrs	64
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$87,791	+$50,815	clears the bar	$14,500	0.3 yrs	59
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$70,366	+$33,390	clears the bar	$14,839	0.4 yrs	54
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$83,157	+$46,181	clears the bar	$67,334	1.5 yrs	53
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$69,373	+$32,397	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	53
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$75,848	+$38,872	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	$90,943	+$53,967	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	48
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	$100,702	+$63,726	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$103,546	+$66,570	clears the bar	$14,455	0.2 yrs	44
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	$75,703 1-year earnings	+$38,727	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	40
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	$123,231	+$86,255	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Physics	Doctoral Degree	$177,589	+$140,613	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	$114,034	+$77,058	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$14,166 1-year earnings	-$22,810	falls short	$12,800	insufficient data	33
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$55,555	+$18,579	clears the bar	$15,012	0.8 yrs	28
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$76,125	+$39,149	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	27
Education	Doctoral Degree	$130,547	+$93,571	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$43,413 1-year earnings	+$6,437	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	$101,699	+$64,723	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	$65,269	+$28,293	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,835	+$25,859	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	First Professional Degree	$86,011	+$49,035	clears the bar	$59,723	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	First Professional Degree	$102,303	+$65,327	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Architectural Sciences and Technology	First Professional Degree	$63,958 1-year earnings	+$26,982	clears the bar	$40,500	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Information Science	First Professional Degree	$209,391	+$172,415	clears the bar	$48,822	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Education	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$67,451	+$30,475	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biomedical Engineering	First Professional Degree	$135,248	+$98,272	clears the bar	$43,000	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Mechanical Engineering	First Professional Degree	$140,788	+$103,812	clears the bar	$24,250	0.2 yrs	insufficient data
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	First Professional Degree	$60,003 1-year earnings	+$23,027	clears the bar	$76,307	3.3 yrs	insufficient data
Public Policy Analysis	First Professional Degree	$113,884	+$76,908	clears the bar	$55,475	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Social Work	First Professional Degree	$90,782	+$53,806	clears the bar	$55,825	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Public Health	First Professional Degree	$109,806	+$72,830	clears the bar	$45,725	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	$258,635	+$221,659	clears the bar	$68,085	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Management Science	First Professional Degree	$202,958 1-year earnings	+$165,982	clears the bar	$56,517	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	673
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	408
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	377
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	248
Operations Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	186
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	111
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	91
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Materials Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Optometry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Engineering Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Classical and Ancient Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Nuclear Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nuclear Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biochemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.