Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 8,923 Bachelor's, 2,419 Master's, 637 Doctorate (research), and 209 Doctorate (professional) were awareded by UCSD.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's10908,923
Master's7602,419
Doctorate (research)770637
Doctorate (professional)20209
Total264012,188

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at University of California-San Diego based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
BachelorMasterDoctoral
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Computer Science$80,800
Computer Engineering$77,400
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$62,900
Mechanical Engineering$61,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering$56,700
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Computer Science$141,200
Engineering (other)$109,700
Business Administration and Management$99,700
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$89,900
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering$66,800
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Medicine$57,100
Biology/Biological Sciences$55,600
Chemistry$47,400

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at University of California-San Diego based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at UCSD by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 79 completers$27,400
Environmental Studies✕79-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 64 completers-
Real Estate Development✕64-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 30 completers-
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies✕2-
Latin American Studies✕4-
Russian Studies✕0-
Chinese Studies✕1-
German Studies✕0-
Italian Studies✕0-
Japanese Studies✕7-
Area Studies (other)✕0-
African-American/Black Studies✕1$22,400
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 220 completers$33,800
Communication✕220-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 649 completers-
Information Technology✕234-
Computer Science✕415$80,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 59 completers-
Education✕52-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 1,033 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕88$56,700
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕126$50,700
Chemical Engineering✕89$48,200
Structural Engineering✕96-
Computer Engineering✕207$77,400
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕176$62,900
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕2-
Engineering Science✕0-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕2-
Mechanical Engineering✕180$61,000
Biological/Biosystems Engineering✕22-
Engineering (other)✕45$50,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 6 completers$14,800
Linguistics✕0-
Russian Language and Literature✕0-
French Language and Literature✕0-
Italian Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕3-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 52 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✕52$28,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 69 completers-
English Language and Literature✕27-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)✕42$27,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 7 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 1,842 completers$29,000
Biology/Biological Sciences✕351$29,000
Biochemistry✕174-
Biophysics✕4-
Molecular Biology✕0-
Anatomy✕600-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕229-
Microbiology✕57-
Animal Physiology✕1-
Biostatistics✕1-
Bioinformatics✕98-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography✕96-
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)✕46-
Neurobiology and Anatomy✕0-
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (other)✕185-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 352 completers$39,900
Mathematics✕66$39,900
Mathematics (other)✕128-
Applied Mathematics✕116$36,300
Statistics (other)✕42-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 1,483 completers-
Mathematics and Computer Science✕338-
International/Global Studies✕384$37,500
Cognitive Science✕689$36,200
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕72-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 19 completers-
Philosophy✕18-
Religion/Religious Studies✕1-
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 268 completers-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (other)✕16-
Chemistry✕65$37,500
Chemical Physics✕0-
Chemistry (other)✕88-
Geology/Earth Science✕21-
Geochemistry✕0-
Geophysics and Seismology✕0-
Physics✕29$21,400
Physics (other)✕38-
Physical Sciences (other)✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 810 completers$28,900
Psychology✕351$28,900
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics✕29-
Developmental and Child Psychology✕42-
Social Psychology✕39-
Clinical Psychology✕158$33,000
Health/Medical Psychology✕44-
Psychology (other)✕147-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 842 completers-
Anthropology✕50$16,500
Anthropology (other)✕23-
Economics✕0$42,000
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕223-
Economics (other)✕2-
International Relations and Affairs✕6-
Political Science and Government✕268$31,200
American Government and Politics (United States✕0-
Political Science and Government (other)✕46-
Sociology✕138$28,300
Urban Studies/Affairs✕50$37,700
Social Sciences (other)✕36-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 228 completers$12,700
Visual and Performing Arts✕61$12,700
Dance✕3-
Design and Visual Communications✕31-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕64$18,500
Fine/Studio Arts✕43-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕12-
Music✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 317 completers-
Public Health✕55$31,000
Environmental Health✕2-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕22-
International Public Health/International Health✕96-
Public Health (other)✕142-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 429 completers-
Management Science✕33$43,300
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕396-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 65 completers-
History✕65$30,500
Total8,923
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 18 completers-
Latin American Studies✕7-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 5 completers-
Communication✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 428 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)✕18-
Computer Science✕393$141,200
Information Technology Project Management✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 54 completers$54,700
Education✕54$54,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 675 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕22-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕142$66,800
Chemical Engineering✕21-
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering✕2-
Structural Engineering✕58-
Computer Engineering✕62-
Computer Hardware Engineering✕17-
Computer Engineering (other)✕0-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕90$89,900
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)✕100-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕5-
Materials Engineering✕21-
Mechanical Engineering✕83-
Systems Engineering✕19-
Engineering (other)✕33$109,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 0 completers-
Linguistics✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Health Law✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 21 completers-
English Language and Literature✕0-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)✕21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 186 completers$39,100
Biology/Biological Sciences✕93$39,100
Biomedical Sciences✕0-
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)✕16-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕0-
Biostatistics✕10-
Bioinformatics✕0-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography✕53-
Neuroscience✕9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 167 completers-
Mathematics✕23-
Applied Mathematics✕2-
Financial Mathematics✕133-
Statistics✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 96 completers-
Cognitive Science✕8-
Computational Science✕15-
Data Science, General✕73-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 1 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 118 completers-
Chemistry✕55-
Geology/Earth Science✕23-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕26-
Physics✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 4 completers-
Psychology✕0-
Experimental Psychology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 67 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕67-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 127 completers-
Anthropology✕8-
Economics✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕11-
International Economics✕8-
International Relations and Affairs✕87$52,100
Political Science and Government✕8-
Sociology✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 31 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕10-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕4-
Playwriting and Screenwriting✕1-
Acting✕8-
Directing and Theatrical Production✕4-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕0-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕0-
Music✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 113 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕6-
Medical Scientist✕19-
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development✕34-
Public Health✕25-
International Public Health/International Health✕18-
Public Health (other)✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 288 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0$99,700
Finance✕0-
Management Science✕109-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕179-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 3 completers-
History✕3-
Total2,419
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 5 completers-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 3 completers-
Communication✕3-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 46 completers-
Computer Science✕46-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 20 completers-
Education✕19-
Education (other)✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 181 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕5-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕54-
Chemical Engineering✕4-
Structural Engineering✕10-
Computer Engineering✕5-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕16-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)✕5-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕3-
Engineering Science✕8-
Materials Engineering✕31-
Mechanical Engineering✕15-
Systems Engineering✕12-
Engineering (other)✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 0 completers-
Linguistics✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 8 completers-
Literature (other)✕2-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 104 completers$55,600
Biology/Biological Sciences✕32$55,600
Biomedical Sciences✕16-
Biophysics✕0-
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)✕6-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕0-
Biostatistics✕1-
Bioinformatics✕20-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography✕10-
Epidemiology✕3-
Neuroscience✕16-
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 36 completers-
Mathematics✕25-
Mathematics (other)✕9-
Computational Mathematics✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 11 completers-
Cognitive Science✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 8 completers-
Philosophy✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 103 completers-
Chemistry✕43$47,400
Chemistry (other)✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕6-
Geophysics and Seismology✕1-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕17-
Physics✕29-
Physics (other)✕4-
Materials Sciences (other)✕0-
Physical Sciences (other)✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 17 completers-
Psychology✕0-
Experimental Psychology✕9-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)✕7-
Clinical Psychology✕0-
Psychology (other)✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 44 completers-
Anthropology✕3-
Physical and Biological Anthropology✕0-
Anthropology (other)✕0-
Economics✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕26-
Development Economics and International Development✕0-
Economics (other)✕0-
Political Science and Government✕9-
Political Science and Government (other)✕3-
Sociology✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 17 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕3-
Music✕8-
Music Performance✕3-
Music (other)✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 17 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist✕6-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕4-
International Public Health/International Health✕5-
Behavioral Aspects of Health✕2-
Public Health (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 4 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 10 completers-
History✕10-
Total637
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 209 completers-
Medicine✕143$57,100
Pharmacy✕66-
Total209