University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
43
Avg Grad Earnings
$35,763/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
49/100
Tuition (In-State)
$14,170/yr
Out-of-state: $44,947/yr
All Programs at University of California-Riverside
43 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 85 | $81,034/yr | Very High | 13.3x |
| Information Science/Studies | 82 | $76,090/yr | Very High | 12.4x |
| Computer Engineering | 78 | $65,049/yr | Very High | 19.8x |
| Business Administration | 75 | $43,213/yr | High | 12.2x |
| Electrical | 68 | $66,430/yr | Very High | 17.1x |
| Chemical Engineering | 66 | $68,245/yr | High | 15.0x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 66 | $62,554/yr | Very High | 15.5x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 64 | $61,342/yr | High | 15.3x |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 63 | $43,086/yr | High | 6.6x |
| Environmental Health Engineering | 62 | $59,309/yr | Very High | 13.5x |
| Economics | 62 | $37,149/yr | Very High | 10.8x |
| Chemistry | 61 | $39,676/yr | High | 8.9x |
| Social Sciences, Other | 57 | $39,934/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Public Policy Analysis | 56 | $39,867/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 53 | $37,496/yr | Very High | 10.1x |
| History | 52 | $29,824/yr | High | 8.3x |
| Political Science and Government | 51 | $30,060/yr | Very High | 9.4x |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 49 | $25,654/yr | High | 3.5x |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 48 | $31,148/yr | High | 11.9x |
| Sociology | 47 | $29,367/yr | High | 8.5x |
| Biology, General | 46 | $26,863/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Anthropology | 46 | $26,178/yr | High | 6.8x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 43 | $30,077/yr | High | 11.1x |
| Mathematics | 43 | $27,227/yr | Very High | 10.2x |
| International Relations | 43 | $27,021/yr | High | 9.0x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 43 | $21,792/yr | Moderate | 6.3x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 42 | $30,521/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Sustainability Studies | 39 | $30,698/yr | High | 4.4x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 39 | $23,203/yr | Low | 9.9x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 37 | $24,453/yr | Very High | 8.6x |
| Ethnic & Cultural Minority | 36 | $31,443/yr | Very High | 8.4x |
| Statistics | 36 | $29,138/yr | Very High | 4.1x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 36 | $24,840/yr | High | 7.4x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 36 | $23,139/yr | Very High | 9.2x |
| Music | 36 | $20,408/yr | High | 2.6x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 36 | $20,212/yr | Very High | 6.1x |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 36 | $19,286/yr | High | 10.5x |
| Physics | 34 | $19,977/yr | Very High | 2.5x |
| Philosophy | 33 | $25,171/yr | Very High | 9.9x |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 32 | $21,765/yr | Very High | 5.7x |
| International/Global Studies | 32 | $21,428/yr | Moderate | 7.6x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 31 | $22,998/yr | High | 3.1x |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 30 | $23,447/yr | High | 3.1x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 43 bachelor's degree programs at University of California-Riverside using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.