University of California-Merced
University of California-Merced is a public college in Merced, CA. Its average net price is $11,583 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 | $7,387 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,141 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $10,285 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,069 |
| $110,001 and up | $30,779 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $52,639 |
| 8 years after entry | $63,767 |
| 10 years after entry | $69,352 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $40,931 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $11,398 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Biology | $41,737 n=320 | $13,151 n=279 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $62,842 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $15,375 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $47,776 n=282 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $56,039 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $41,042 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Computer Engineering | $59,271 n=270 | $14,191 n=206 |
| Economics | $41,777 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $26,657 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $14,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $62,389 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | $13,018 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $71,516 n=233 | $13,000 n=149 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $37,624 n=139 | $12,507 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Psychology | $33,655 n=266 | Not published |
| Public Health | $37,465 n=166 | $15,179 n=105 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $37,877 n=112 | $11,100 n=334 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,165 n=130 | $13,750 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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