Degree Programs Overview
As of 2026, University of California-Santa Barbara offers 194 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.
A total of 7,402 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at UCSB. 6,380 students completed bachelor's programs and 561 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at UCSB. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
|---|
| Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| Bachelor's | 82 | NOT OFFERED | 6,380 |
2,769 | 3,611 |
|---|
| Master's | 58 | NOT OFFERED | 561 |
285 | 276 |
|---|
| Doctor's | 50 | NOT OFFERED | 370 |
211 | 159 |
|---|
| Post-Graduate Certificate | 4 | NOT OFFERED | 91 |
16 | 75 |
|---|
Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of California-Santa Barbara. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Computer Science program has the highest salary ($96,623) after graduation and the Computer Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $94,355 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|
| Computer Science |
$96,623 | $8,052 | $13,500 | $143 |
|---|
| Computer Engineering |
$94,355 | $7,863 | $14,410 | $153 |
|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering |
$88,523 | $7,377 | $15,500 | $164 |
|---|
| Chemical Engineering |
$73,916 | $6,160 | $14,937 | $158 |
|---|
| Mechanical Engineering |
$73,907 | $6,159 | $15,000 | $159 |
|---|
| Economics |
$73,844 | $6,154 | $13,440 | $142 |
|---|
| Applied Mathematics |
$71,984 | $5,999 | $17,000 | $180 |
|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods |
$71,014 | $5,918 | $11,128 | $118 |
|---|
| Statistics |
$66,826 | $5,569 | $17,167 | $182 |
|---|
| Physics |
$60,670 | $5,056 | $15,965 | $169 |
|---|
| Communication |
$54,875 | $4,573 | $13,000 | $138 |
|---|
| Chemistry |
$53,018 | $4,418 | $15,805 | $168 |
|---|
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research |
$70,694 | $5,891 | $32,485 | $370 |
|---|
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|
| Education, General |
$66,809 | $5,567 | - | - |
|---|
Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of California-Santa Barbara.
At the school, the Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor program has the most completers of 699 and the Sociology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 661 students.
Popular Bachelor Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 699 | 436 | 263 |
|---|
| Sociology | 661 | 178 | 483 |
|---|
| Communication | 618 | 196 | 422 |
|---|
| Experimental Psychology | 545 | 113 | 432 |
|---|
| Statistics | 408 | 263 | 145 |
|---|
| Environmental Studies | 353 | 107 | 246 |
|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 351 | 113 | 238 |
|---|
| Political Science and Government | 241 | 103 | 138 |
|---|
| Computer Science | 222 | 166 | 56 |
|---|
| Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology | 171 | 46 | 125 |
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Popular Master Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Education | 88 | 15 | 73 |
|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 74 | 63 | 11 |
|---|
| Environmental Science | 69 | 20 | 49 |
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| Computer Science | 48 | 30 | 18 |
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| Management Science | 33 | 22 | 11 |
|---|
| Data Science, General | 27 | 8 | 19 |
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| Physics | 27 | 24 | 3 |
|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 22 | 18 | 4 |
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| Statistics | 18 | 9 | 9 |
|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 16 | 11 | 5 |
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Popular Doctoral Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 31 | 25 | 6 |
|---|
| Computer Science | 25 | 18 | 7 |
|---|
| Physics | 25 | 16 | 9 |
|---|
| Materials Science | 23 | 15 | 8 |
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| Chemistry | 23 | 9 | 14 |
|---|
| Mathematics | 16 | 11 | 5 |
|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 14 | 5 | 9 |
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| Geography | 14 | 10 | 4 |
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| Psychology (other) | 13 | 3 | 10 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
353 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Environmental Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 69 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Asian Studies/Civilization | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Russian Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Italian Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Area Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| African-American/Black Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
22 | 2 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Asian-American Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
15 | 1 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Communication | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
618 | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
14 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
222 | 48 |
25 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 88 |
13 |
83 |
|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
49 | 0 |
15 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
54 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
78 | 74 |
31 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
86 | 22 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 2 |
9 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Comparative Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
26 | 0 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Chinese Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Japanese Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Portuguese Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
15 | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | 1 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
126 | 1 |
2 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
351 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
32 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
46 | 0 |
10 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
12 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
40 | 9 |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Microbiology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
19 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Zoology/Animal Biology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
37 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physiology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Pharmacology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
51 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 3 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
39 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
33 | 10 |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
81 | 12 |
16 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
79 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Applied Mathematics (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
108 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Statistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
408 | 18 |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| International/Global Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
107 | 5 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marine Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Data Science, General | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 27 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Data Science, Other | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
72 | 6 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
12 | 5 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
54 | 4 |
23 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Chemistry (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
45 | 2 |
10 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Geophysics and Seismology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
128 | 27 |
25 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Materials Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 14 |
23 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
52 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Experimental Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
545 | 4 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
171 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Psychology (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 12 |
13 |
8 |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Anthropology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
101 | 3 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
699 | 16 |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Geography | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | 7 |
14 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
47 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
241 | 4 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
661 | 2 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Dance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
29 | 0 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
155 | 1 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Art/Art Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Fine/Studio Arts | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
61 | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
38 | 0 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Music | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | 3 |
11 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Music Theory and Composition | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 33 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Actuarial Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
31 | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 33 |
0 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Actuarial Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
31 | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
96 | 3 |
9 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| History (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
68 | NOT OFFERED |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|