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title: University of California-Los Angeles — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Los Angeles, CA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $82,511 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $55,896 – $126,452 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,983 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,804 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 93% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $38,614 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.16× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $54,511 | derived |

**93% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $12,983 (≈ 16% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $14,394 to $150,028 across 75 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $150,028 | $97,335 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $129,237 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $117,100 | $15,156 |
| Engineering, General. | Master's Degree | $116,282 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Doctoral Degree | $112,202 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $110,139 | $13,500 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Master's Degree | $101,698 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $98,817 | $40,304 |
| Public Health. | Doctoral Degree | $97,486 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $96,924 | $72,829 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $95,592 | $20,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $94,892 | $50,511 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $92,050 | $135,373 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $88,168 | $19,420 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $78,867 | $16,979 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $71,729 | $20,500 |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $70,402 | $222,633 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,857 | $16,500 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,724 | $19,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,881 | $17,332 |
| Education, General. | Doctoral Degree | $65,553 | $66,580 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $65,411 | $52,445 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,929 | $17,529 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $59,669 | $51,793 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $59,345 | $163,032 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $59,075 | $41,000 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $58,697 | $53,583 |
| Psychology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $58,115 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Doctoral Degree | $57,938 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,206 | $17,000 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,134 | $15,811 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Doctoral Degree | $55,621 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $55,034 | $33,087 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $53,431 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,741 | $15,000 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,707 | $14,400 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,739 | $14,920 |
| Library Science, Other. | Master's Degree | $47,582 | $56,259 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $45,173 | not reported |
| Cognitive Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,778 | $13,000 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,229 | $12,000 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,865 | $21,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,481 | $19,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,925 | $14,775 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,898 | $17,806 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,662 | $13,296 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,138 | $15,000 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,901 | $15,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,503 | $11,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,059 | $14,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,675 | $14,453 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,197 | $14,579 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,127 | $14,388 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,054 | $14,753 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,779 | $16,674 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Master's Degree | $29,252 | $92,809 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,430 | $14,545 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,063 | $13,534 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,836 | $13,900 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,296 | $14,820 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,829 | $13,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,409 | $16,082 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $25,255 | not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,210 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,076 | $16,825 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,879 | $17,417 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,474 | $16,570 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,167 | $15,527 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,481 | $15,277 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,438 | $17,090 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,684 | $13,977 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,508 | $20,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $18,900 | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,804 | $16,900 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $14,394 | $19,309 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of California-Los Angeles by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110662

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