Engineering · University of California, Los Angeles

How much do University of California, Los Angeles Engineering graduates earn?

University of California, Los Angeles's master's graduates in Engineering earned a median $177,858 four years after graduating, 48% above the $120,215 national median for the same program (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard). One year after graduating, a later class (2018-20 graduates, measured 2020-21) earned a median $135,373; the two figures describe different graduates, not one class's growth.

Median earnings, 4 years after:
$177,858
National median, same program:
$120,215
Federal debt borrowed at this college (median):
Not reported
Monthly payment, 10-year plan:
Not reported

University of California, Los Angeles, master's in Engineering. Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Debt: graduates of 2018-19 and 2019-20. College Scorecard, 10 June 2026.

Quick answers

What do Engineering graduates of University of California, Los Angeles earn?
University of California, Los Angeles's master's graduates in Engineering earned a median $177,858 four years after graduating (College Scorecard, 2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23).
How does University of California, Los Angeles compare with the national median for Engineering?
$177,858 is 48% above the $120,215 national median for master's programs in the same field (College Scorecard, 2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23).
How does University of California, Los Angeles compare with other California Engineering programs?
It is 44% above the $123,810 earned by graduates of the typical California master's program in the field (3 programs, College Scorecard, 2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23).

Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles, by credential

One credential level has federal figures. Federal program group: Engineering, General (CIP 14.01), which includes its related specialties.

Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles: median earnings one and four years after graduating, the national median for the same program, and median federal debt borrowed at this college and including other colleges, by credential.
CredentialGraduates (2 yrs)Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs aftervs nationalDebt borrowed at this collegeTotal debt incl. other collegesPayment
Master's195$135,373$177,858+48%———

The one-year and four-year figures describe different graduating classes (2018-20 graduates, measured 2020-21 and 2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23) in different dollars, so the gap between them is not one class's pay growth. A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured.

What the two debt figures mean

Federal debt borrowed at this college: the median of the federal loans (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS) that graduates who borrowed took out at this college.

Total federal debt, including other colleges attended: the same graduates' federal loans from every college they attended, counting only loans at the same level as this credential (undergraduate loans for an undergraduate credential, graduate loans for a graduate one).

Neither figure includes Parent PLUS loans, private loans or accrued interest. The two differ most for transfer students and for degree-completion programs such as RN-to-BSN. Monthly payment is for the debt borrowed at this college. Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study data documentation (September 2025), "Cumulative loan debt".

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University of California, Los Angeles's master's graduates in Engineering earned a median $177,858 four years after graduating, against a national median of $120,215 for the same program and credential.
Data period
Graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19 who received federal aid, worked and were not enrolled; earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars (46 graduates measured).
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How does University of California, Los Angeles compare with other California Engineering programs?

Across the 3 California master's programs in Engineering with a federal earnings figure, the typical program's graduates earned $123,810; University of California, Los Angeles's $177,858 is 44% above that.

Master's programs in Engineering in California with the highest median earnings four years after graduating (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23), with median federal debt.
College (master's)Earnings, 4 yrs after1 yr after (later class)Debt borrowed at this college
University of California, Los Angeles (this college)$177,858$135,373—
University of the Pacific$123,810$90,603—
University of California-Riverside$122,820$102,364$31,250

All 3 California programs, ordered by one federal measure (median earnings four years after graduating), not a ranking of program quality. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed.

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Questions about Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles

How much do University of California, Los Angeles Engineering graduates earn?
University of California, Los Angeles's master's graduates in Engineering earned a median $177,858 four years after graduating, 48% above the $120,215 national median for the same program (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard). One year after graduating, a later class (2018-20 graduates, measured 2020-21) earned a median $135,373; the two figures describe different graduates, not one class's growth.
How does University of California, Los Angeles's Engineering program compare with others in California?
Across the 3 California master's programs in Engineering with a federal earnings figure, the typical program's graduates earned $123,810; University of California, Los Angeles's $177,858 is 44% above that.

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Jobs Engineering graduates often go into

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Other programs at University of California, Los Angeles with graduate earnings

Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Earnings reflect who enrolls, where graduates live and the jobs they take, as well as the program itself. Download every program (CSV).

Data sources & methodology

Reporting period: 2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23.

Figures on this page come from the Department of Education's College Scorecard field-of-study file, matched to University of California, Los Angeles by its federal UNITID.

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