by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of California-San Diego Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
College Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed.Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
Out of a field of 4,630 colleges and universities considered in the 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of California-San Diego landed the #43 spot.This means that the school is among the Top 10% of the nation when it comes to overall quality.For this achievement, UCSD UC San Diego received one of this year’s Best Master’s Schools badges.In addition, UCSD UC San Diego took the #9 spot for Best Master’s Degree Schools in California.
There were 4,630 college and universities analyzed in the 2026 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and UCSD UC San Diego took the #43 spot on the list.This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality.UCSD UC San Diego was awarded this year’s Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.UCSD UC San Diego also ranked #9 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.
### Best Graduate Schools RankingOut of 4,630 schools analyzed in the 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, UCSD UC San Diego came in at #43. UCSD UC San Diego also ranked #9 for Best Graduate Schools in California.
For the last year in which we have data, 9,301 graduate students decided that University of California-San Diego was the best place for them.College Factual looked at the demographics of these students to determine how diverse the population is.Our findings are below.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 44.2% of the total graduate students at UCSD UC San Diego are women and 55.8% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 32.5% of the graduate student population at UCSD UC San Diego.UCSD UC San Diego is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 44.5% of the graduate student population.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at UCSD UC San Diego who borrowed carries a median debt of $17,106.
Graduate students who earn their master’s degree at UCSD UC San Diego enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $115,983.
Graduate students who earn their doctoral degree at UCSD UC San Diego enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $125,920.
The graduate programs at UCSD UC San Diego lead to a range of early-career salaries. The table below lists the graduate fields of study at the school whose recent graduates report the highest early-career earnings.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | $301,159 |
| Computer Engineering | $206,109 |
| Economics | $162,229 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $156,032 |
| Physics | $153,107 |
| Computer Information Systems | $146,806 |
| Other Engineering | $142,225 |
| Electrical Engineering | $141,515 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $139,747 |
| Medical Science | $132,434 |
University of California-San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California.The location of UCSD UC San Diego is great for students who prefer living in an urban area. Get more details about the location of University of California-San Diego.
Contact details for UCSD UC San Diego are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 |
| Phone: | 858-534-2230 |
| Website: | www.ucsd.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/UCSanDiegoLife |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/ucsandiego |
About 7.9% of the graduate students at University of California-San Diego took at least one online class.For that same period, 1.4% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded.
As with the master’s degree programs, only the programs that awarded doctorate degrees are shown here.
Listed here are the programs in which University of California-San Diego awarded a professional degree.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 143 | — |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 66 | — |
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.
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