Public · Irvine, California
University of California-Irvine: cost, debt and earnings by major
80 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $13,866
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 87%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 29%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 30,197
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $12,821
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 1.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,160 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $6,609 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,897 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $14,658 |
| $110,000+ | $30,831 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (53)
- Computer Engineering$132,357
- Computer Science$127,404
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$119,502
- Management Information Systems and Services$108,038
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,871
- Materials Engineering$106,547
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$100,537
- Mechanical Engineering$99,111
- Chemical Engineering$97,656
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$96,874
- Civil Engineering$96,354
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$96,347
- Physics$96,215
- Economics$83,937
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,755
- Mathematics and Computer Science$80,424 (1 yr)
- Business/Managerial Economics$77,807
- Mathematics$77,472
- Chemistry$74,810
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$70,820
- Computer Software and Media Applications$69,981
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,811 (1 yr)
- Urban Studies/Affairs$63,819
- Political Science and Government$63,318
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$61,034
- Public Health$60,430
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$60,242
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$59,908
- Criminology$57,935
- Journalism$57,492
- International/Globalization Studies$57,116
- Sociology$56,457
- Psychology, General$56,380
- Biology, General$56,273
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,360
- Education, General$54,356
- Research and Experimental Psychology$54,323
- English Language and Literature, General$54,299
- History$53,481
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$51,423
- Anthropology$50,850
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$48,315 (1 yr)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$47,471
- Social Sciences, General$46,989 (1 yr)
- Music$43,120
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$40,773
- Dance$40,466
- Area Studies$39,731 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$39,010
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$34,101 (1 yr)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$29,282 (1 yr)
- Human Biology$25,916 (1 yr)
- Philosophy$25,468 (1 yr)
Master's programs (20)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$215,277
- Computer Science$175,922
- Human Computer Interaction$175,307
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$148,411
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$128,924
- Computer Engineering$107,332 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$104,422
- Mechanical Engineering$96,971 (1 yr)
- Public Health$95,681
- Pharmacology and Toxicology$93,380 (1 yr)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$87,944
- Applied Mathematics$83,482 (1 yr)
- Criminology$83,175
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$80,560 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$79,921
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$78,705 (1 yr)
- Public Policy Analysis$75,045
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$69,266 (1 yr)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$68,705
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$30,159 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (5)
- Chemistry$117,395
- Education, General$98,554
- Sociology$95,445 (1 yr)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$90,675
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$60,528 (1 yr)