Top Ranked Programs
University of California-Berkeley's program mix is anchored in Social Sciences, which accounts for 18% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 11% and Business at 4%. Computer Science is the largest program with 848 graduates, followed by Economics (799 graduates), Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (767 graduates), Artificial Intelligence (669 graduates), and Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (528 graduates). Across 65 programs serving roughly 10,095 students annually, 45 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. The strongest earnings outcomes cluster in engineering and quantitative fields. Azimuth ranks Computer Science #5 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with 848 graduates earning $204,379. Azimuth ranks Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering #2 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $200,543. Azimuth ranks Business Administration #2 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with 409 graduates earning $144,599. The Engineering college describes itself as known for its "collaborative culture" with "numerous opportunities for both students and faculty to explore and interact with researchers" across disciplines. Azimuth ranks Economics #7 among nonprofit four-year institutions with median earnings of $135,050, and Azimuth ranks Natural Resources Conservation and Research #1 among nonprofit four-year institutions with median earnings of $78,624. Several of Berkeley's largest programs — including Computer Science, Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, and Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering — are fields where a meaningful share of graduates continue to graduate or professional school. Engineering and computer-science-adjacent programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the national labor market directly. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) framework provides context for how Berkeley's dominant program families align with national wage trends, and the [program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-evaluate-programs/) explains how Azimuth evaluates programs across cohort scale and earnings.