University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Berkeley is a public college in Berkeley, CA. Its average net price is $14,538 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $5,110 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $5,391 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,606 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,064 |
| $110,001 and up | $37,451 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $79,931 |
| 8 years after entry | $92,201 |
| 10 years after entry | $100,212 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $37,802 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Applied Mathematics | $85,411 n=124 | $13,444 n=100 |
| Architecture | $60,494 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $13,078 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Area Studies | $56,036 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $15,616 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biology | $39,853 n=141 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $74,075 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $13,180 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $94,811 n=195 | $10,656 n=171 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $49,561 n=467 | $12,114 n=390 |
| Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not published | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $89,950 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $17,417 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Chemistry | $57,704 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $11,000 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Civil Engineering | $84,461 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $11,817 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $62,757 n=155 | $13,200 n=139 |
| Communications | $52,119 n=222 | $11,000 n=158 |
| Computer Science | $95,731 n=329 | $12,666 n=340 |
| Computer Science | $161,143 n=336 | $13,750 n=298 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $43,297 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $9,647 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $88,608 n=407 | $11,275 n=308 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $154,713 n=254 | $13,608 n=189 |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering Science | $72,248 National median for this major n=427 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $37,602 n=175 | $13,000 n=171 |
| Environmental Conservation | $56,111 n=303 | $12,000 n=240 |
| Environmental Design | $47,323 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $47,245 n=112 | $11,000 n=109 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $35,898 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $13,377 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $43,803 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $11,744 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $55,375 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $14,952 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $28,857 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $14,035 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Materials Sciences | $75,777 National median for this major n=112 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $59,448 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $13,955 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $95,340 n=104 | $11,175 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $56,541 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other | $36,547 National median for this major n=174 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $51,139 n=206 | $13,250 n=162 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $42,425 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Operations Research | $97,876 National median for this major n=155 | Not published |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | $41,300 National median for this major n=472 | Not published |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | $46,329 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,999 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $12,891 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $50,634 n=373 | $12,365 n=282 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | Not published |
| Public Health | $57,363 n=120 | $11,000 n=121 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $43,881 n=232 | $11,065 n=225 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $57,788 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $48,575 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $8,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $66,107 n=138 | $12,078 n=106 |
| Social Work | $51,615 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $9,543 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Sociology | $48,113 n=291 | $10,313 n=197 |
| Statistics | $84,849 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $34,406 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $10,900 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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