University of California-Riverside
Riverside, California · Public
Graduate earnings
44of 46 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 2 fall short.
46 of 61 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 15: 11 with no earnings published and 4 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 100 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$14,304 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$14,304 a year
About $57,216 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical California high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
61 of 161 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $72,027 | +$35,051 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.5 yrs | 836 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,339 | +$21,363 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.9 yrs | 705 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,947 | +$12,971 | clears the bar | $17,746 | 1.4 yrs | 597 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,682 | +$18,706 | clears the bar | $16,300 | 0.9 yrs | 325 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $117,705 | +$80,729 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.2 yrs | 310 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,682 | +$29,706 | clears the bar | $17,666 | 0.6 yrs | 299 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $56,740 | +$19,764 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.9 yrs | 265 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Bachelor's Degree | $57,847 | +$20,871 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.7 yrs | 203 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $52,699 | +$15,723 | clears the bar | $20,472 | 1.3 yrs | 190 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $90,857 | +$53,881 | above HS line | $76,013 | 1.4 yrs | 188 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $63,596 | +$26,620 | clears the bar | $18,100 | 0.7 yrs | 172 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,549 | +$22,573 | clears the bar | $16,958 | 0.8 yrs | 163 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $77,408 | +$40,432 | above HS line | $25,601 | 0.6 yrs | 149 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $51,865 | +$14,889 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.3 yrs | 136 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,721 | +$56,745 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.4 yrs | 120 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $50,712 | +$13,736 | clears the bar | $18,052 | 1.3 yrs | 111 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $51,913 | +$14,937 | clears the bar | $19,317 | 1.3 yrs | 103 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,821 | +$8,845 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 2.4 yrs | 90 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $58,504 | +$21,528 | clears the bar | $19,161 | 0.9 yrs | 87 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,041 | +$53,065 | clears the bar | $19,954 | 0.4 yrs | 84 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $62,211 | +$25,235 | clears the bar | $15,625 | 0.6 yrs | 80 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $65,813 | +$28,837 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.6 yrs | 76 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $55,8621-year earnings | +$18,886 | above HS line (1-yr) | $77,170 | 4.1 yrs | 70 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $35,583 | -$1,393 | falls short | $20,783 | no earnings gain | 66 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $76,0901-year earnings | +$39,114 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $24,417 | 0.6 yrs | 64 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $56,108 | +$19,132 | clears the bar | $18,829 | 1.0 yrs | 64 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $126,607 | +$89,631 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 63 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $64,131 | +$27,155 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.8 yrs | 62 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,630 | +$65,654 | clears the bar | $19,250 | 0.3 yrs | 58 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $42,692 | +$5,716 | clears the bar | $17,691 | 3.1 yrs | 57 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | $122,820 | +$85,844 | above HS line | $31,250 | 0.4 yrs | 55 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,457 | +$54,481 | clears the bar | $17,182 | 0.3 yrs | 50 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $60,371 | +$23,395 | above HS line | $48,635 | 2.1 yrs | 49 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $46,306 | +$9,330 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 1.9 yrs | 47 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,193 | +$70,217 | clears the bar | $25,083 | 0.4 yrs | 45 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,555 | +$19,579 | clears the bar | $22,305 | 1.1 yrs | 44 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $51,402 | +$14,426 | clears the bar | $19,022 | 1.3 yrs | 44 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $40,774 | +$3,798 | clears the bar | $16,681 | 4.4 yrs | 44 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $64,944 | +$27,968 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 0.6 yrs | 39 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $72,295 | +$35,319 | clears the bar | $13,939 | 0.4 yrs | 35 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $76,103 | +$39,127 | above HS line | $41,775 | 1.1 yrs | 34 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $74,410 | +$37,434 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.5 yrs | 33 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,463 | +$21,487 | clears the bar | $19,333 | 0.9 yrs | 28 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,300 | +$47,324 | clears the bar | $18,068 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $55,087 | +$18,111 | clears the bar | $16,583 | 0.9 yrs | 26 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,492 | +$41,516 | clears the bar | $21,488 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $118,789 | +$81,813 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,959 | +$20,983 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $20,4081-year earnings | -$16,568 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,500 | no earnings gain | 21 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $119,816 | +$82,840 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $106,742 | +$69,766 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | $105,195 | +$68,219 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $39,039 | +$2,063 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $109,400 | +$72,424 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | $67,356 | +$30,380 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,677 | +$22,701 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $45,804 | +$8,828 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,090 | +$17,114 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,147 | +$27,171 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.7 yrs | 0 |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $111,9981-year earnings | +$75,022 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Medicine | Doctoral Degree | $128,469 | +$91,493 | above HS line | $141,628 | 1.5 yrs | not published |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 159 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Statistics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Materials Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Political Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Neuroscience | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Philosophy | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Dance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Materials Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Dance | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Anthropology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Soil Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Soil Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 161 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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