How much money do University of California Berkeley graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $53,300 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $74,700 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 Berkeley graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering with a median starting salary of $116,600 followed by Computer Science paying $114,800 and Business Administration, Management and Operations graduates who have a median starting income of $76,600 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $160,600 followed by Law (First Professional Degree) at $135,400 and Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) who earn $122,000 .
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 Berkeley 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 |
|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $160,600 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $135,400 |
| Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) | $122,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $116,600 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $114,800 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) | $78,600 |
| Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) | $76,900 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $76,600 |
| Education (Doctoral Degree) | $76,500 |
| Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degree) | $76,000 |
| Optometry (First Professional Degree) | $75,800 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $72,700 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,900 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $68,900 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Master's Degree) | $68,500 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,000 |
| Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,700 |
| Chemistry (Doctoral Degree) | $63,200 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,000 |
| Social Work (First Professional Degree) | $62,800 |
| Applied Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,500 |
| Architecture (Master's Degree) | $58,400 |
| Landscape Architecture (Master's Degree) | $55,700 |
| Social Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $55,100 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degree) | $54,500 |
| Education (Master's Degree) | $54,000 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Doctoral Degree) | $51,600 |
| Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,900 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,300 |
| Journalism (Master's Degree) | $46,900 |
| Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,800 |
| Cognitive Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,300 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,100 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,100 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,800 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,300 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,600 |
| Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,100 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,100 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,800 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,300 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,700 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,200 |
| Nutrition Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,800 |
| Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,400 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,300 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,700 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,200 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,900 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,900 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,100 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,100 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,800 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,100 |
| Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,100 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $16,300 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110635 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of California Berkeley.