Top Ranked Programs
University of California-Riverside's program mix is anchored in Social Sciences, which accounts for 20% of degree output, followed by Business at 14% and Engineering at 7%. The largest programs by cohort size reflect this social-sciences-leaning signature: Business Administration graduates 795 students annually, followed by Biology, General (639 graduates), Research Psychology (578 graduates), Sociology (340 graduates), and Economics (331 graduates). Across 50 programs serving roughly 5,874 students annually, 40 meet Azimuth's [ranking threshold](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/). The strongest early-career earnings come from fields outside the social-sciences core. Computer Science leads with median earnings of $117,705 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #60 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business Administration follows with median earnings of $72,027, and Azimuth ranks it #37 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Economics delivers median earnings of $66,682. Several of University of California-Riverside's largest programs — including Business Administration and Biology, General — are grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory. By contrast, programs like Computer Science and Business Administration are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly. The [supply-demand map](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these fields align with national wage trends.