University of California-Irvine

Irvine, California · Public

Of 73 assessed programs, 66 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 7 fall short. Another 155 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,123
$30k to $48k	$9,313
$48k to $75k	$11,642
$75k to $110k	$15,164
$110k and up	$30,546
All families (average)	$14,251

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.

73 of 228 programs could be assessed 32% 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	$127,404	+$90,428	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	744
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,273	+$19,297	clears the bar	$15,526	0.8 yrs	668
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,807	+$40,831	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	648
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,323	+$17,347	clears the bar	$13,000	0.7 yrs	605
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$60,430	+$23,454	clears the bar	$17,148	0.7 yrs	473
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,937	+$46,961	clears the bar	$15,004	0.3 yrs	447
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,935	+$20,959	clears the bar	$15,383	0.7 yrs	398
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,380	+$19,404	clears the bar	$14,900	0.8 yrs	390
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$80,755	+$43,779	clears the bar	$13,000	0.3 yrs	340
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,472	+$40,496	clears the bar	$16,950	0.4 yrs	312
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,111	+$62,135	clears the bar	$14,750	0.2 yrs	260
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$54,356	+$17,380	clears the bar	$15,863	0.9 yrs	251
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,457	+$19,481	clears the bar	$15,000	0.8 yrs	251
Management Science	Master's Degree	$73,209 1-year earnings	+$36,233	clears the bar	$40,020	1.1 yrs	251
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$132,357	+$95,381	clears the bar	$19,000	0.2 yrs	246
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,318	+$26,342	clears the bar	$16,000	0.6 yrs	235
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$148,411	+$111,435	clears the bar	$72,394	0.6 yrs	188
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$51,423	+$14,447	clears the bar	$16,000	1.1 yrs	175
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,874	+$59,898	clears the bar	$16,750	0.3 yrs	156
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,116	+$20,140	clears the bar	$14,999	0.7 yrs	149
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$79,921	+$42,945	clears the bar	$30,500	0.7 yrs	142
Law	First Professional Degree	$153,307	+$116,331	clears the bar	$133,605	1.1 yrs	138
English	Bachelor's Degree	$54,299	+$17,323	clears the bar	$16,446	0.9 yrs	138
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,354	+$59,378	clears the bar	$17,816	0.3 yrs	123
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$78,041 1-year earnings	+$41,065	clears the bar	$37,837	0.9 yrs	118
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$175,922	+$138,946	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	115
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$96,347	+$59,371	clears the bar	$20,000	0.3 yrs	114
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$74,810	+$37,834	clears the bar	$13,000	0.3 yrs	112
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$12,187 1-year earnings	-$24,789	falls short	$20,900	insufficient data	106
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$61,034	+$24,058	clears the bar	$15,279	0.6 yrs	102
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,537	+$63,561	clears the bar	$18,400	0.3 yrs	96
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$143,530	+$106,554	clears the bar	$191,478	1.8 yrs	93
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,010	+$2,034	clears the bar	$15,700	7.7 yrs	91
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$96,215	+$59,239	clears the bar	$13,590	0.2 yrs	89
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$40,773	+$3,797	clears the bar	$16,201	4.3 yrs	86
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,656	+$60,680	clears the bar	$18,250	0.3 yrs	82
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$63,819	+$26,843	clears the bar	$15,122	0.6 yrs	81
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,871	+$69,895	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	79
History	Bachelor's Degree	$53,481	+$16,505	clears the bar	$15,179	0.9 yrs	65
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$69,981	+$33,005	clears the bar	$21,800	0.7 yrs	62
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$21,818 1-year earnings	-$15,158	falls short	$18,500	insufficient data	60
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$60,242	+$23,266	clears the bar	$16,800	0.7 yrs	56
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$108,038	+$71,062	clears the bar	$16,500	0.2 yrs	52
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$59,908	+$22,932	clears the bar	$12,477	0.5 yrs	51
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,850	+$13,874	clears the bar	$16,000	1.2 yrs	51
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$40,466	+$3,490	clears the bar	$20,080	5.8 yrs	51
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$119,502	+$82,526	clears the bar	$13,500	0.2 yrs	49
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$85,995 1-year earnings	+$49,019	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree	$175,307	+$138,331	clears the bar	$55,000	0.4 yrs	43
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$117,395	+$80,419	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Criminology	Master's Degree	$83,175	+$46,199	clears the bar	$37,396	0.8 yrs	42
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$68,705	+$31,729	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	41
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$70,820	+$33,844	clears the bar	$14,916	0.4 yrs	40
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,547	+$69,571	clears the bar	$7,500	0.1 yrs	37
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,471	+$10,495	clears the bar	$18,998	1.8 yrs	36
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$20,922 1-year earnings	-$16,054	falls short	$21,251	insufficient data	34
Public Health	Master's Degree	$95,681	+$58,705	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,200 1-year earnings	+$5,224	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$30,897 1-year earnings	-$6,079	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$87,944	+$50,968	clears the bar	$41,000	0.8 yrs	28
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$57,492	+$20,516	clears the bar	$17,200	0.8 yrs	26
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$75,045	+$38,069	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	25
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$34,871 1-year earnings	-$2,105	falls short	$16,338	insufficient data	20
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$43,120	+$6,144	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,360	+$18,384	clears the bar	$9,000	0.5 yrs	19
Nursing	Master's Degree	$128,924	+$91,948	clears the bar	$85,000	0.9 yrs	19
Theatre	Master's Degree	$24,696 1-year earnings	-$12,280	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$23,267 1-year earnings	-$13,709	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	$90,675	+$53,699	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,003 1-year earnings	+$19,027	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Education	Doctoral Degree	$98,554	+$61,578	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$215,277	+$178,301	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Master's Degree	$104,422	+$67,446	clears the bar	$32,396	0.5 yrs	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	126
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	107
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Statistics	Master's 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
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master'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
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Criminology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Genetics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Demography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4

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.