University of California-San Diego
ROI analysis for 51 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's | $34,436 | $24,410 | 1.41x | CAUTION |
| Music | Bachelor's | $19,500 | $22,536 | 0.87x | CAUTION |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $92,221 | $112,603 | 0.82x | CAUTION |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's | $14,833 | $18,064 | 0.82x | CAUTION |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's | $24,237 | $30,287 | 0.8x | CAUTION |
| Biology, General | Master's | $24,482 | $31,122 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $23,736 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's | $14,458 | $19,321 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $25,882 | 0.73x | VIABLE |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's | $44,160 | $63,539 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $22,195 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's | $19,000 | $29,415 | 0.65x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $29,140 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| History | Bachelor's | $16,756 | $26,976 | 0.62x | VIABLE |
| Education, General | Master's | $31,045 | $54,702 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | $14,497 | $25,354 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $15,446 | $28,185 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's | $19,968 | $37,732 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $28,579 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's | $17,359 | $33,915 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $29,313 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Public Health | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $30,159 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's | $14,814 | $29,604 | 0.5x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's | $37,282 | $78,610 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's | $17,427 | $39,060 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $13,500 | $29,743 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Statistics | Bachelor's | $18,583 | $42,080 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $13,000 | $29,964 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Physics | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $41,524 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's | $13,811 | $33,263 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $16,050 | $38,643 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's | $11,000 | $25,884 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $16,250 | $40,222 | 0.4x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $13,193 | $34,173 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $13,555 | $34,778 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's | $18,000 | $48,470 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's | $15,499 | $41,393 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's | $15,500 | $41,542 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $14,667 | $42,370 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's | $34,311 | $97,196 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's | $18,954 | $55,148 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $18,500 | $53,711 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,008 | $60,511 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $20,000 | $62,687 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's | $15,127 | $47,472 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's | $18,887 | $64,863 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Bachelor's | $18,716 | $64,592 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's | $15,249 | $54,802 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Master's | $20,500 | $81,591 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | $18,414 | $79,476 | 0.23x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Master's | $25,903 | $127,768 | 0.2x | VIABLE |