University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
36
Avg Grad Earnings
$44,160/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
55/100
Tuition (In-State)
$14,965/yr
Out-of-state: $45,742/yr
All Programs at University of California-Santa Barbara
36 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 | 88 | $107,776/yr | Very High | 23.3x |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 85 | $66,099/yr | Very High | 15.5x |
| Computer Engineering | 84 | $91,387/yr | Very High | 22.4x |
| Economics | 80 | $66,334/yr | Very High | 17.0x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 71 | $81,108/yr | Very High | 15.8x |
| Chemical Engineering | 70 | $79,737/yr | High | 16.4x |
| Applied Mathematics | 69 | $59,638/yr | Very High | 17.3x |
| Chemistry | 69 | $47,197/yr | High | 12.3x |
| Physics | 65 | $53,597/yr | Very High | 16.4x |
| Statistics | 62 | $55,110/yr | Very High | 17.5x |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 62 | $42,634/yr | High | 6.1x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 60 | $49,100/yr | High | 14.2x |
| Mathematics | 60 | $46,447/yr | Very High | 11.6x |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 60 | $39,421/yr | High | 15.3x |
| Political Science and Government | 60 | $39,404/yr | Very High | 11.3x |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 59 | $34,431/yr | High | 10.1x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 58 | $46,598/yr | High | 11.3x |
| Geography and Cartography | 55 | $37,398/yr | High | 9.8x |
| Biology, General | 53 | $33,486/yr | High | 11.7x |
| Sociology | 52 | $34,372/yr | High | 8.9x |
| History | 52 | $29,749/yr | High | 8.6x |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 51 | $38,333/yr | High | 8.5x |
| Anthropology | 51 | $31,420/yr | High | 8.7x |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 46 | $37,633/yr | High | 7.9x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 46 | $35,635/yr | Very High | 9.1x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 45 | $33,759/yr | High | 10.2x |
| Ecology & Evolution | 42 | $29,258/yr | High | 7.3x |
| International/Global Studies | 41 | $33,553/yr | Moderate | 10.0x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 39 | $30,759/yr | High | 11.0x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 39 | $28,608/yr | High | 7.8x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 39 | $27,629/yr | Very High | 7.8x |
| Ethnic & Cultural Minority | 36 | $32,341/yr | Very High | 8.7x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 36 | $24,099/yr | Very High | 8.7x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 36 | $20,503/yr | Moderate | 2.4x |
| Philosophy | 33 | $25,303/yr | Very High | 9.9x |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 27 | $19,911/yr | Very High | 2.3x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 36 bachelor's degree programs at University of California-Santa Barbara 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.