University of California-Riverside

Riverside, California · Public

Of 61 assessed programs, 59 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 100 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,852
$30k to $48k	$9,840
$48k to $75k	$13,111
$75k to $110k	$16,571
$110k and up	$30,393
All families (average)	$14,304

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.

61 of 161 programs could be assessed 38% 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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,027	+$35,051	clears the bar	$16,500	0.5 yrs	795
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,339	+$21,363	clears the bar	$19,000	0.9 yrs	639
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,947	+$12,971	clears the bar	$17,746	1.4 yrs	578
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,682	+$18,706	clears the bar	$16,300	0.9 yrs	340
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,682	+$29,706	clears the bar	$17,666	0.6 yrs	331
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,740	+$19,764	clears the bar	$18,000	0.9 yrs	291
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$117,705	+$80,729	clears the bar	$19,000	0.2 yrs	212
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$52,699	+$15,723	clears the bar	$20,472	1.3 yrs	206
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,847	+$20,871	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	192
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$63,596	+$26,620	clears the bar	$18,100	0.7 yrs	185
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$90,857	+$53,881	clears the bar	$76,013	1.4 yrs	166
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,549	+$22,573	clears the bar	$16,958	0.8 yrs	151
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$51,865	+$14,889	clears the bar	$19,000	1.3 yrs	136
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,712	+$13,736	clears the bar	$18,052	1.3 yrs	125
History	Bachelor's Degree	$51,913	+$14,937	clears the bar	$19,317	1.3 yrs	113
Education	Master's Degree	$77,408	+$40,432	clears the bar	$25,601	0.6 yrs	112
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,821	+$8,845	clears the bar	$21,250	2.4 yrs	110
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,721	+$56,745	clears the bar	$21,000	0.4 yrs	94
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$56,108	+$19,132	clears the bar	$18,829	1.0 yrs	92
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$58,504	+$21,528	clears the bar	$19,161	0.9 yrs	91
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$62,211	+$25,235	clears the bar	$15,625	0.6 yrs	87
Management Science	Master's Degree	$55,862 1-year earnings	+$18,886	clears the bar	$77,170	4.1 yrs	73
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$65,813	+$28,837	clears the bar	$18,000	0.6 yrs	71
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$126,607	+$89,631	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,041	+$53,065	clears the bar	$19,954	0.4 yrs	67
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$42,692	+$5,716	clears the bar	$17,691	3.1 yrs	67
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,630	+$65,654	clears the bar	$19,250	0.3 yrs	65
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,457	+$54,481	clears the bar	$17,182	0.3 yrs	63
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$64,131	+$27,155	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	53
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$40,774	+$3,798	clears the bar	$16,681	4.4 yrs	50
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$35,583	-$1,393	falls short	$20,783	insufficient data	49
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$51,402	+$14,426	clears the bar	$19,022	1.3 yrs	49
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,193	+$70,217	clears the bar	$25,083	0.4 yrs	48
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$72,295	+$35,319	clears the bar	$13,939	0.4 yrs	48
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,555	+$19,579	clears the bar	$22,305	1.1 yrs	47
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$122,820	+$85,844	clears the bar	$31,250	0.4 yrs	46
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$60,371	+$23,395	clears the bar	$48,635	2.1 yrs	45
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$64,944	+$27,968	clears the bar	$16,250	0.6 yrs	42
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$78,492	+$41,516	clears the bar	$21,488	0.5 yrs	42
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,410	+$37,434	clears the bar	$19,000	0.5 yrs	42
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$46,306	+$9,330	clears the bar	$17,500	1.9 yrs	40
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,463	+$21,487	clears the bar	$19,333	0.9 yrs	33
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$55,087	+$18,111	clears the bar	$16,583	0.9 yrs	33
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,090 1-year earnings	+$39,114	clears the bar	$24,417	0.6 yrs	29
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,959	+$20,983	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	26
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$118,789	+$81,813	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,300	+$47,324	clears the bar	$18,068	0.4 yrs	24
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$76,103	+$39,127	clears the bar	$41,775	1.1 yrs	23
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$109,400	+$72,424	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$106,742	+$69,766	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$39,039	+$2,063	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$20,408 1-year earnings	-$16,568	falls short	$26,500	insufficient data	14
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$119,816	+$82,840	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$45,804	+$8,828	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Education	Doctoral Degree	$105,195	+$68,219	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Doctoral Degree	$67,356	+$30,380	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,677	+$22,701	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,090	+$17,114	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,147	+$27,171	clears the bar	$18,000	0.7 yrs	0
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	$111,998 1-year earnings	+$75,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$128,469	+$91,493	clears the bar	$141,628	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Master's 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
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's 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
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	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	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	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
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dance	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fine Arts	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Soil Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Soil Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.