Statistics at University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 355 graduates a year

$55,110
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$90,778
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,425
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#23 of 50
Rank by pay
#29 of 50
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,167
Median federal debt

University of California-Santa Barbara graduates in statistics earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Santa Barbara Compares for Statistics

All 50 colleges reporting statistics earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Harvard University Cambridge, MA$230,876$203,310#1$141,116
2Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$156,743$159,409#3$93,111
3Duke University Durham, NC$152,782$163,957#2$97,197
4University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$133,986$121,918#6$83,227
5University of Chicago Chicago, IL$130,189$127,910#5$82,681
6University of Iowa Iowa City, IA$123,676$130,092#4$75,095
7Northwestern University Evanston, IL$122,682$120,534#7$77,917
8Cornell University Ithaca, NY$111,090$105,735#10$82,531
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$109,466$115,419#8$64,371
10University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$109,017$99,198#14$59,718
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20Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$94,300$85,869#28$62,598
21Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$93,930$99,038#15$63,649
22Emory University Atlanta, GA$93,446$96,736#17$60,714
23University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$90,778$82,602#29$55,110
24Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$90,388$96,458#18$61,702
25University of California-Davis Davis, CA$88,033$80,104#34$49,264
26Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$86,636$88,110#24$68,254

Other Majors at University of California-Santa Barbara by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$149,190$107,776#33 of 349
Computer Engineering$144,703$91,387#17 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$117,215—#18 of 258
Chemical Engineering$113,317$79,737#10 of 158
Applied Mathematics$109,360$59,638#9 of 45
Mechanical Engineering$104,336$81,108#22 of 318
Pharmacology and Toxicology$98,462$39,421#1 of 5
Economics$98,178$66,334#73 of 368
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$96,078$66,099#37 of 126
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$90,694$49,100#1 of 110
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$90,061$42,634#2 of 49
Mathematics$85,391$46,447#61 of 309
Physics$85,219$53,597#38 of 107
Chemistry$74,713$47,197#40 of 209
Communication and Media Studies$72,976$46,598#31 of 660
Philosophy$71,796$25,303#7 of 86
Political Science and Government$70,384$39,404#119 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,496$35,635#27 of 225
Geography and Cartography$67,521$37,398#19 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,788$30,759#42 of 138
Research and Experimental Psychology$66,171$34,431#18 of 82
International/Globalization Studies$66,127$33,553#22 of 87
Biology$64,520$33,486#204 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,628$33,759#42 of 265
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$61,580$27,629#14 of 90
Sociology$60,013$34,372#80 of 462
History$59,342$29,749#69 of 459
English Language and Literature$59,334$24,099#64 of 576
Area Studies$59,042—#32 of 70
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$59,004$32,341#17 of 103

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of California-Santa Barbara statistics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $55,110 one year after graduating and $90,778 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Santa Barbara rank for statistics?

Among 50 colleges reporting earnings for statistics graduates, University of California-Santa Barbara ranks #23 by median pay four years after graduation, and #29 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is statistics at University of California-Santa Barbara worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for statistics ($92,425), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,167.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.