Highest Earning Bachelor's Physical Sciences Programs in California

These are the highest earning bachelor's physical sciences programs in california, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leading at $96,805.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Physics	CA	$96,805	35
2	University of California-Irvine	Physics	CA	$96,215	86
3	University of California-Berkeley	Physics	CA	$96,043	110
4	University of California-San Diego	Physics	CA	$95,018	60
5	University of California-Berkeley	Astronomy	CA	$90,943	46
6	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Physics	CA	$87,856	27
7	California State University-Fullerton	Physics	CA	$86,504	9
8	University of California-Los Angeles	Physics	CA	$85,708	74
9	University of California-Santa Barbara	Physics	CA	$85,219	183
10	University of California-Berkeley	Chemistry	CA	$82,386	129
11	California State University-Northridge	Chemistry	CA	$79,878	23
12	University of California-Los Angeles	Geological Sciences	CA	$79,143	12
13	University of California-Davis	Physics	CA	$78,569	62
14	University of California-San Diego	Chemistry	CA	$77,249	227
15	University of California-Irvine	Chemistry	CA	$74,810	117
16	University of California-Santa Barbara	Chemistry	CA	$74,713	114
17	San Diego State University	Chemistry	CA	$74,676	95
18	California State University-Sacramento	Chemistry	CA	$74,430	18
19	University of California-Riverside	Physics	CA	$74,410	33
20	San Diego State University	Geological Sciences	CA	$73,647	8
21	California State University-Sacramento	Geological Sciences	CA	$73,418	14
22	California State University-Stanislaus	Chemistry	CA	$73,392	13
23	University of California-Davis	Chemistry	CA	$73,365	91
24	University of California-Davis	Geological Sciences	CA	$73,337	19
25	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Geological Sciences	CA	$73,305	19
26	University of California-Los Angeles	Chemistry	CA	$72,220	64
27	University of California-Santa Cruz	Chemistry	CA	$71,348	54
28	University of California-Irvine	Geological Sciences	CA	$70,820	25
29	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Chemistry	CA	$70,741	97
30	California State University-Long Beach	Physics	CA	$70,462	32
31	California State University-Bakersfield	Geological Sciences	CA	$69,989	14
32	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Geological Sciences	CA	$69,227	38
33	California State University-Long Beach	Chemistry	CA	$67,818	52
34	University of California-Santa Barbara	Geological Sciences	CA	$66,788	54
35	California State University-Fullerton	Chemistry	CA	$64,857	23
36	University of California-Santa Cruz	Geological Sciences	CA	$64,499	55
37	California State University-Sacramento	Physics	CA	$64,133	10
38	University of California-Riverside	Chemistry	CA	$64,131	62
39	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Chemistry	CA	$63,882	30
40	California State University-San Bernardino	Chemistry	CA	$63,496	45
41	California State University-San Bernardino	Physics	CA	$62,004	16
42	University of California-Riverside	Geological Sciences	CA	$59,677	11
43	California State University-Fullerton	Geological Sciences	CA	$58,891	27
44	California State University-Channel Islands	Chemistry	CA	$58,498	22
45	University of California-Merced	Chemistry	CA	$56,888	31
46	University of Southern California	Chemistry	CA	$54,966	13
47	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Geological Sciences	CA	$53,371	27
48	California State University-Los Angeles	Chemistry	CA	$51,747	20
49	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Chemistry	CA	$50,579	10
50	California State University-Fresno	Chemistry	CA	$45,522	31

Methodology

Programs in California ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 40 (Physical Sciences) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.