University of California-Davis

Davis, California · Public

Of 84 assessed programs, 82 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 174 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,211
$30k to $48k	$9,966
$48k to $75k	$11,951
$75k to $110k	$16,294
$110k and up	$31,272
All families (average)	$14,741

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.

84 of 258 programs could be assessed 33% 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
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,378	+$20,402	clears the bar	$12,866	0.6 yrs	924
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$86,155	+$49,179	clears the bar	$12,000	0.2 yrs	596
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,248	+$46,272	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	559
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$63,720	+$26,744	clears the bar	$12,917	0.5 yrs	519
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,120	+$31,144	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	418
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$48,441	+$11,465	clears the bar	$13,000	1.1 yrs	368
Management Science	Master's Degree	$144,086 1-year earnings	+$107,110	clears the bar	$77,263	0.7 yrs	355
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,759	+$30,783	clears the bar	$13,687	0.4 yrs	330
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$72,778	+$35,802	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	293
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,171	+$22,195	clears the bar	$12,600	0.6 yrs	291
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$62,209	+$25,233	clears the bar	$14,924	0.6 yrs	244
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$88,033	+$51,057	clears the bar	$14,917	0.3 yrs	239
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$65,983	+$29,007	clears the bar	$15,000	0.5 yrs	227
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,754	+$33,778	clears the bar	$11,000	0.3 yrs	222
Law	First Professional Degree	$136,814	+$99,838	clears the bar	$92,689	0.9 yrs	216
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,463	+$31,487	clears the bar	$15,000	0.5 yrs	188
English	Bachelor's Degree	$59,012	+$22,036	clears the bar	$13,500	0.6 yrs	187
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,670	+$21,694	clears the bar	$14,000	0.6 yrs	167
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,161	+$65,185	clears the bar	$13,867	0.2 yrs	166
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$64,519	+$27,543	clears the bar	$14,166	0.5 yrs	136
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,939	+$58,963	clears the bar	$16,000	0.3 yrs	127
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$144,130	+$107,154	clears the bar	$126,027	1.2 yrs	127
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$67,056	+$30,080	clears the bar	$12,500	0.4 yrs	121
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$145,422	+$108,446	clears the bar	$12,703	0.1 yrs	119
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,797	+$23,821	clears the bar	$14,235	0.6 yrs	116
History	Bachelor's Degree	$57,734	+$20,758	clears the bar	$13,312	0.6 yrs	115
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$66,461	+$29,485	clears the bar	$14,154	0.5 yrs	111
Education	Master's Degree	$70,796	+$33,820	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	110
Genetics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,411	+$40,435	clears the bar	$13,848	0.3 yrs	108
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,504	+$61,528	clears the bar	$15,979	0.3 yrs	107
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,508	+$28,532	clears the bar	$13,000	0.5 yrs	107
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,836	+$19,860	clears the bar	$14,000	0.7 yrs	101
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$46,209	+$9,233	clears the bar	$15,000	1.6 yrs	100
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,640	+$35,664	clears the bar	$11,932	0.3 yrs	97
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$74,343	+$37,367	clears the bar	$11,000	0.3 yrs	87
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$106,894	+$69,918	clears the bar	$19,591	0.3 yrs	74
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$73,365	+$36,389	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	70
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$57,999	+$21,023	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	69
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,414	+$56,438	clears the bar	$18,748	0.3 yrs	68
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$40,453	+$3,477	clears the bar	$13,981	4.0 yrs	67
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$87,406	+$50,430	clears the bar	$12,843	0.3 yrs	66
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$138,731	+$101,755	clears the bar	$147,104	1.4 yrs	64
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,571	+$33,595	clears the bar	$14,666	0.4 yrs	63
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,649	+$65,673	clears the bar	$15,750	0.2 yrs	62
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$73,595	+$36,619	clears the bar	$13,065	0.4 yrs	62
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$78,569	+$41,593	clears the bar	$14,354	0.3 yrs	58
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$58,633	+$21,657	clears the bar	$13,000	0.6 yrs	52
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$145,917	+$108,941	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	$137,579	+$100,603	clears the bar	$117,240	1.2 yrs	46
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	$85,764	+$48,788	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$58,443	+$21,467	clears the bar	$13,798	0.6 yrs	44
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$37,952 1-year earnings	+$976	clears the bar	$12,000	12.3 yrs	43
Accounting	Master's Degree	$108,771	+$71,795	clears the bar	$49,971	0.7 yrs	42
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,939	+$23,963	clears the bar	$14,500	0.6 yrs	40
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$111,674	+$74,698	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$69,702	+$32,726	clears the bar	$14,171	0.4 yrs	34
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,011	+$25,035	clears the bar	$19,591	0.8 yrs	31
Nursing	Master's Degree	$163,702	+$126,726	clears the bar	$50,303	0.4 yrs	31
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$121,768	+$84,792	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,236	+$21,260	clears the bar	$10,999	0.5 yrs	28
Physics	Doctoral Degree	$141,034	+$104,058	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$72,335	+$35,359	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	$108,451	+$71,475	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,983	+$53,007	clears the bar	$18,777	0.4 yrs	24
Public Health	Master's Degree	$79,807	+$42,831	clears the bar	$28,522	0.7 yrs	24
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,567	+$26,591	clears the bar	$12,072	0.5 yrs	23
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$56,823	+$19,847	clears the bar	$13,000	0.7 yrs	21
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$21,527 1-year earnings	-$15,449	falls short	$14,167	insufficient data	20
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$73,337	+$36,361	clears the bar	$16,000	0.4 yrs	20
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$44,735	+$7,759	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$114,228	+$77,252	clears the bar	$14,939	0.2 yrs	14
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$130,291	+$93,315	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	$104,113	+$67,137	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$84,479	+$47,503	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$24,630 1-year earnings	-$12,346	falls short	$16,500	insufficient data	10
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,448	+$22,472	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	First Professional Degree	$149,260	+$112,284	clears the bar	$135,517	1.2 yrs	0
Psychology, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$60,257	+$23,281	clears the bar	$14,059	0.6 yrs	0
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$155,416	+$118,440	clears the bar	$93,512	0.8 yrs	0
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$87,455	+$50,479	clears the bar	$12,917	0.3 yrs	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$138,673	+$101,697	clears the bar	$14,000	0.1 yrs	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$106,855	+$69,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	$62,626	+$25,650	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$68,535	+$31,559	clears the bar	$12,580	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	402
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	350
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	154
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Marine Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Science, Technology and Society	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Botany/Plant Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nutrition Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biochemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
International Agriculture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Classical and Ancient Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Plant Sciences	Doctoral 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	9
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Agricultural Production Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	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
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Food Science and Technology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Doctoral 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.