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In the latest year of available data, students from 24 majors graduated from University of California-Berkeley.
At University of California-Berkeley, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 20,200 undergraduate · 10,496 graduate (30,696 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at University of California-Berkeley.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 15,348 |
| Computer Science. | 940 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 856 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 781 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 728 |
These majors at University of California-Berkeley report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Law. | $160,390 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $126,367 |
| Computer Science. | $125,250 |
| Education, General. | $85,849 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $84,375 |
Browse every major at University of California-Berkeley, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 15,348 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 940 | $125,250 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, Other. · Computer and Information Sciences, General. |
856 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 659 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
728 | $126,367 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 447 | $84,375 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
358 | $72,695 |
| Operations Research. | 282 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
207 | $53,573 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 179 | $68,250 |
| Engineering, Other. | 83 | NA |
| Nuclear Engineering. | 57 | NA |
| Engineering Science. | 23 | NA |
| Biochemical Engineering. | 15 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 13 | NA |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
12 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
707 | $71,330 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
438 | $40,526 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
296 | $44,220 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 163 | $55,102 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Anthropology, Other. |
89 | $28,620 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 26 | $50,338 |
| Demography. ↳ Demography and Population Studies. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
781 | $36,954 |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
177 | $36,294 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
92 | $38,349 |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 28 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. · Computational Biology. |
25 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
10 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biophysics. · Biochemistry. |
9 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Environmental Toxicology. · Toxicology. |
9 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. |
8 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Vision Science/Physiological Optics. · Endocrinology. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
583 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
443 | $74,034 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 408 | $160,390 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Programs for Foreign Lawyers. · Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. |
370 | NA |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 205 | $39,519 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
245 | $62,295 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 99 | $28,612 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
81 | $37,711 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 73 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 71 | NA |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology. |
28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. · Financial Mathematics. |
287 | $71,282 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
166 | $70,227 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. · Topology and Foundations. |
131 | $47,541 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
209 | $67,545 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
174 | $52,206 |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
111 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. · Planetary Astronomy and Science. |
60 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. · Geophysics and Seismology. |
26 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. |
516 | $44,447 |
| Optometry. | 55 | $74,750 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. · Environmental Science. · Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other. |
525 | $42,968 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forestry, General. · Forest Sciences and Biology. |
14 | NA |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
374 | $30,168 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
130 | $27,475 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
105 | $31,313 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
66 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
37 | $31,067 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
258 | $48,287 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
58 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 235 | $31,616 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Rhetoric and Composition. |
49 | $41,090 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 156 | $42,882 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. · Health Policy Analysis. |
123 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 117 | $52,215 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
90 | NA |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
25 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 25 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
89 | $29,747 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. · Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
81 | $39,997 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. · Chinese Language and Literature. · East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
30 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. · German Language and Literature. |
10 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
6 | NA |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. · Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. · Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. · Folklore Studies. · American Indian/Native American Studies. |
126 | $26,348 |
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Asian Studies/Civilization. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. |
72 | $40,373 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Education, General. | 107 | $85,849 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. |
49 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
15 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
2 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
154 | $31,678 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 96 | $23,934 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Buddhist Studies. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Range Science and Management. |
5 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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