Highest Earning Bachelor's Engineering Programs in California

These are the highest earning bachelor's engineering programs in california, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with University of California-Los Angeles leading at $228,705.

Rank Institution Program State Earnings Completers
1 University of California-Los Angeles Computer Engineering CA $228,705 62
2 University of California-Berkeley Electrical Engineering CA $200,543 480
3 University of Southern California Computer Engineering CA $166,369 34
4 Santa Clara University Computer Engineering CA $163,765 83
5 University of California-San Diego Computer Engineering CA $149,139 174
6 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Computer Engineering CA $148,950 129
7 University of California-Davis Computer Engineering CA $145,422 102
8 University of California-Santa Barbara Computer Engineering CA $144,703 58
9 University of California-Berkeley Operations Research CA $138,883 63
10 University of California-Irvine Computer Engineering CA $132,357 243
11 University of Southern California Electrical Engineering CA $131,532 6
12 California State University Maritime Academy Mechanical Engineering CA $126,395 19
13 University of California-Los Angeles Electrical Engineering CA $126,209 128
14 University of Southern California Aerospace Engineering CA $125,514 55
15 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Electrical Engineering CA $125,240 159
16 University of California-Santa Cruz Computer Engineering CA $124,641 125
17 Harvey Mudd College Engineering CA $122,845 53
18 Santa Clara University Mechanical Engineering CA $122,111 36
19 University of California-Berkeley Chemical Engineering CA $121,027 149
20 University of California-Berkeley Mechanical Engineering CA $119,371 188
21 University of California-Santa Cruz Electrical Engineering CA $118,290 30
22 University of California-San Diego Electrical Engineering CA $118,150 189
23 University of California-Santa Barbara Electrical Engineering CA $117,215 58
24 Stanford University Mechanical Engineering CA $117,072 56
25 San Diego State University Computer Engineering CA $116,842 122
26 University of California-Los Angeles Biomedical Engineering CA $116,525 70
27 University of California-Los Angeles Aerospace Engineering CA $115,706 63
28 Stanford University Engineering, Other CA $115,206 89
29 Santa Clara University Biomedical Engineering CA $114,426 34
30 University of California-Santa Barbara Chemical Engineering CA $113,317 41
31 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Industrial Engineering CA $112,797 76
32 Sonoma State University Electrical Engineering CA $112,757 20
33 San Francisco State University Electrical Engineering CA $112,454 32
34 University of Southern California Industrial Engineering CA $112,150 71
35 University of California-San Diego Biological/Biosystems Engineering CA $111,677 21
36 University of California-Berkeley Biomedical Engineering CA $110,597 113
37 University of San Diego Electrical Engineering CA $110,314 28
38 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Biomedical Engineering CA $109,232 71
39 University of California-Los Angeles Mechanical Engineering CA $108,875 187
40 University of California-Berkeley Civil Engineering CA $108,548 103
41 University of California-Los Angeles Chemical Engineering CA $108,066 75
42 California State University-Fresno Electrical Engineering CA $108,038 12
43 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Aerospace Engineering CA $107,498 110
44 University of California-Riverside Computer Engineering CA $107,193 45
45 University of California-Irvine Electrical Engineering CA $106,871 96
46 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Mechanical Engineering CA $106,750 278
47 University of California-Irvine Materials Engineering CA $106,547 24
48 California State University-Long Beach Biomedical Engineering CA $106,540 66
49 San Diego State University Electrical Engineering CA $106,416 101
50 University of Southern California Civil Engineering CA $106,308 28

Methodology

Programs in California ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 14 (Engineering) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.