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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of California Los Angeles

This page shows median first-year earnings for UCLA graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $49,600 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $70,700. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer and Information Sciences, with median first-year earnings of $102,100 , followed by Computer Engineering at $87,600 , and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at $82,300 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $135,200 , followed by Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) at $122,100 , and Engineering (Master's Degree) at $108,200 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for University of California Los Angeles graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of California Los Angeles graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $135,200
Computer and Information Sciences (Master's Degree) $122,100
Engineering (Master's Degree) $108,200
Mechanical Engineering (Doctoral Degree) $104,200
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $102,100
Law (First Professional Degree) $96,600
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $96,400
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $91,500
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degree) $90,700
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $87,600
Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) $86,000
Public Health (Doctoral Degree) $82,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $82,300
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $74,700
Public Health (Master's Degree) $71,500
Education (Doctoral Degree) $67,800
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $67,200
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,900
Dentistry (First Professional Degree) $65,200
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,400
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,600
Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degree) $59,300
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Master's Degree) $57,500
Chemistry (Doctoral Degree) $56,800
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $56,400
Social Work (Master's Degree) $55,800
History (Doctoral Degree) $55,400
Education (Master's Degree) $54,600
Architecture (Master's Degree) $53,800
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,100
Psychology (Doctoral Degree) $53,100
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,800
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Doctoral Degree) $49,800
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,800
Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,100
Library Science, Other (Master's Degree) $44,400
Cognitive Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,400
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,900
Legal Support Services (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $43,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,100
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,300
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,900
International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,200
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,600
Human Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,200
Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,000
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,000
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Master's Degree) $31,300
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,100
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,000
Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,900
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,300
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,000
Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,500
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,400
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,100
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,900
Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,900
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,100
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,300
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,100
Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degree) $22,800
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,100
Music (Master's Degree) $20,600

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110662.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026