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University of California-Santa Barbara: cost, debt and earnings by major
49 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $16,807
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 84%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 33%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 23,113
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $11,776
- 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 | $9,523 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,281 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $14,181 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $18,954 |
| $110,000+ | $36,658 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (41)
- Computer Science$149,190
- Computer Engineering$144,703
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$117,215
- Chemical Engineering$113,317
- Applied Mathematics$109,360
- Mechanical Engineering$104,336
- Pharmacology and Toxicology$98,462
- Economics$98,178
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$96,078
- Statistics$90,778
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$90,694
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$90,061
- Mathematics$85,391
- Physics$85,219
- Chemistry$74,713
- Communication and Media Studies$72,976
- Philosophy$71,796
- Political Science and Government$70,384
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,496
- Geography and Cartography$67,521
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,788
- Research and Experimental Psychology$66,171
- International/Globalization Studies$66,127
- Biology, General$64,520
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,628
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$61,580
- Sociology$60,013
- History$59,342
- English Language and Literature, General$59,334
- Area Studies$59,042
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$59,004
- Anthropology$56,238
- Zoology/Animal Biology$53,727
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$50,694
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$49,893
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$48,186 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$46,428
- Dance$44,858
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$44,106
- Religion/Religious Studies$43,377
- Music$33,825
Master's programs (3)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$93,897 (1 yr)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$88,781
- Education, General$75,874
Doctoral programs (4)
- Materials Sciences$164,651
- Chemistry$114,583 (1 yr)
- Psychology, Other$106,003
- Education, General$89,989
Graduate certificate programs (1)
- Education, General$72,416