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University of California-Santa Barbara

$74,915Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,776Average annual cost
23,205Undergraduates
PublicSector

Facts

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$74,915
Average annual cost
$36,776
Undergraduates
23,205
Sector
Public
City
Santa Barbara
Campus setting
Suburb, midsize
Predominant degree
Bachelor’s
Highest degree
Graduate
Loan default rate (3-year)
0.0 %
ZIP code
93106
IPEDS ID
110705

Sources: College Scorecard, US Department of Education (public domain), NCES CIP 2020 classification

Programs with earnings or debt data · 51

ProgramCredentialMedian earnings, 4 years afterMedian debt at graduation
Materials Sciences, DoctorateDoctorate$164,651—
Computer Science, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$149,190$10,000
Computer Engineering, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$144,703$10,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$117,215$12,436
Chemical Engineering, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$113,317$13,833
Applied Mathematics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$109,360$11,567
Psychology, Other, DoctorateDoctorate$106,003—
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$104,336$12,583
Pharmacology and Toxicology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$98,462$11,000
Economics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$98,178$11,528
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$96,078—
Statistics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$90,778$13,800
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$90,694$5,765
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$90,061$14,607
Education, General, DoctorateDoctorate$89,989—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Master’sMaster’s$88,781$31,000
Mathematics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$85,391$13,000
Physics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$85,219$12,804
Education, General, Master’sMaster’s$75,874—
Chemistry, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$74,713$14,499
Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$72,976$11,108
Education, General, Graduate certificateGraduate certificate$72,416$13,469
Philosophy, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$71,796$11,349
Political Science and Government, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$70,384$11,927
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$68,496$12,291
Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$67,521$11,000
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$66,788$16,500
Research and Experimental Psychology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$66,171$10,373
International/Globalization Studies, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$66,127$12,399
Biology, General, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$64,520$11,516
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$63,628$11,500
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$61,580$10,166
Sociology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$60,013$10,000
History, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$59,342$11,833
English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$59,334$11,601
Area Studies, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$59,042—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$59,004$11,010
Anthropology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$56,238$10,388
Zoology/Animal Biology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$53,727$11,000
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$50,694$12,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$49,893$11,125
Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$46,428$10,239
Dance, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$44,858—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$44,106$12,734
Religion/Religious Studies, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$43,377—
Music, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$33,825$9,816
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Bachelor’sBachelor’s——
Chemistry, DoctorateDoctorate——
Data Science, Master’sMaster’s—$42,837
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s——
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Master’sMaster’s——