Best Bachelor's Degree Programs at University of California-Riverside by ROI

Every Bachelor's Degree major at University of California-Riverside ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral Degree

Programs Analyzed

36

Majors with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$165,576

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$34,975

Cost of attendance

# Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Computer Engineering.

Grad rate: 76.3%

+$667,837 $84,080 $34,975 $25,083 Full ROI →
2 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Grad rate: 76.3%

+$609,662 $80,825 $34,975 $19,954 Full ROI →
3 Mechanical Engineering.

Grad rate: 76.3%

+$356,550 $68,240 $34,975 $21,000 Full ROI →
4 Chemical Engineering.

Grad rate: 76.3%

+$323,892 $66,365 $34,975 $17,413 Full ROI →
5 Biomedical/Medical Engineering.

Grad rate: 76.3%

+$270,146 $63,844 $34,975 $19,877 Full ROI →
6 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.

Grad rate: 76.3%

+$192,168 $59,823 $34,975 $18,068 Full ROI →
7 Physics.

Grad rate: 76.3%

+$126,170 $56,586 $34,975 $19,000 Full ROI →
8 Business Administration, Management and Operations.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$4,105 $49,904 $34,975 $16,508 Full ROI →
9 Economics.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$67,095 $46,889 $34,975 $18,500 Full ROI →
10 Business/Managerial Economics.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$82,940 $46,063 $34,975 $18,000 Full ROI →
11 Public Policy Analysis.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$84,107 $46,083 $34,975 $19,161 Full ROI →
12 Natural Resources Conservation and Research.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$104,531 $44,859 $34,975 $16,157 Full ROI →
13 Social Sciences, Other.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$140,194 $43,189 $34,975 $17,833 Full ROI →
14 Mathematics.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$150,435 $42,722 $34,975 $18,500 Full ROI →
15 Political Science and Government.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$219,905 $39,235 $34,975 $18,300 Full ROI →
16 Sociology.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$238,255 $38,196 $34,975 $16,500 Full ROI →
17 International Relations and National Security Studies.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$264,593 $37,042 $34,975 $18,914 Full ROI →
18 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$278,330 $36,361 $34,975 $19,000 Full ROI →
19 Psychology, General.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$312,820 $33,354 $34,975 $0 Full ROI →
20 English Language and Literature, General.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$327,803 $33,839 $34,975 $18,284 Full ROI →
21 Chemistry.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$329,282 $33,999 $34,975 $21,750 Full ROI →
22 Area Studies.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$332,740 $32,358 $34,975 $0 Full ROI →
23 Philosophy.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$345,799 $32,989 $34,975 $19,022 Full ROI →
24 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$349,348 $32,637 $34,975 $16,436 Full ROI →
25 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$351,180 $31,436 $34,975 $0 Full ROI →
26 Film/Video and Photographic Arts.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$369,275 $31,915 $34,975 $20,500 Full ROI →
27 Anthropology.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$380,907 $31,384 $34,975 $21,250 Full ROI →
28 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$389,050 $31,095 $34,975 $23,000 Full ROI →
29 International/Global Studies.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$391,175 $30,820 $34,975 $20,500 Full ROI →
30 Biology, General.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$393,370 $30,609 $34,975 $19,000 Full ROI →
31 History.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$396,055 $30,497 $34,975 $19,330 Full ROI →
32 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$397,272 $30,298 $34,975 $17,283 Full ROI →
33 Neurobiology and Neurosciences.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$399,314 $30,366 $34,975 $19,803 Full ROI →
34 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$461,700 $27,260 $34,975 $20,000 Full ROI →
35 Fine and Studio Arts.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$465,685 $26,892 $34,975 $17,500 Full ROI →
36 Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.

Grad rate: 76.3%

-$479,907 $26,164 $34,975 $17,250 Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.