How much money do University of California Riverside graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $35,000 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $52,200 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for UC Riverside graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Engineering with a median starting salary of $65,000 followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering paying $59,200 and Mechanical Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $53,100 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Education (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $57,300 followed by Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degree) at $40,300 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of California Riverside graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $65,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,200 |
| Education (Master's Degree) | $57,300 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,100 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,200 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,900 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degree) | $40,300 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,700 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,000 |
| Social Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,100 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,200 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,400 |
| Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,700 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,300 |
| Public Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,100 |
| International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,400 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,200 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,900 |
| Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,600 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,400 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,400 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,400 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,100 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,700 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,300 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,200 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,400 |
| Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,900 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,800 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,200 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,100 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,000 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,100 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,600 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,100 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $17,800 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110671 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of California Riverside.