Berkeley, California · Public
Physics at University of California-Berkeley
Compare reported outcomes for 3 credentials in this field. Earnings below are measured four years after completion for federally aided completers, not all graduates. School-wide cost and admissions appear separately.
Earnings by credential
Annual median earnings 4 years after completion, not starting salaries. Different credentials remain separate; their medians are not averaged.
Bachelor's Degree
- Median earnings · 4 years
- $96,043
- Reported cohort count
- 50
- Awards · 2021–22
- 99
- Awards · 2022–23
- 110
Master's Degree
- Median earnings · 4 years
- Suppressed
- Reported cohort count
- Suppressed
- Awards · 2021–22
- 19
- Awards · 2022–23
- 18
Doctoral Degree
- Median earnings · 4 years
- $177,589
- Reported cohort count
- 20
- Awards · 2021–22
- 34
- Awards · 2022–23
- 39
Who is measured: Federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled during the measurement year; not all graduates. Completion cohorts: 2017-18 and 2018-19; earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, expressed in 2024 dollars. The cohort count belongs to the earnings measure, not the later award years. Published earnings and cohort counts are privacy-protected estimates; small differences should not be overinterpreted.
Awards are a different measure: Awards to all students reported by the individual institution; awards are not unique students. “Suppressed” means the source withholds a value; “Not reported” means unavailable. Neither means zero. Historical awards do not confirm current enrollment or that applications are open.
Reporting scope: CIP 40.08, OPE6 001312, by credential. The source links one institution to this reporting group; these are federal field-level aggregates, not individual course or employer outcomes. No program ROI is calculated from school-wide undergraduate prices.
Source release: 2026-06-10. Page updated September 30, 2026; this is not the earnings measurement date.
How to interpret these figures →School-wide context
These institution-level measures are not the price, admissions rate or earnings of the selected program.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 785
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 11%
- Graduation rate
- 92.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,481/yr
- Median debt
- $13,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y after entry
- $92,446/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
Undergraduate net price and ten-year earnings use different populations and periods from the credential outcomes above. They cannot establish the cost or return of an associate, graduate or other specific degree.
The legacy award share combines credentials and can use fallback reporting years. Use the separate annual counts above for credential-level evidence; neither measure is current enrollment.
Other colleges reporting this field
Links to compare next, not a ranking of program earnings. The list is ordered by our school-level value model.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 2.5% of reported awards · $6,128 net University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.4% of reported awards · $6,541 net California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $5,652 net California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $6,067 net The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $4,831 net 
Mission College Santa Clara, CA · 0.5% of reported awards · $5,080 net 
Norco College Norco, CA · 1.1% of reported awards · $5,169 net CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · 0.2% of reported awards · $5,127 net Questions about this program
Are these earnings specific to the program?
The credential section reports the federal four-digit field of study and credential level, within an OPE6 reporting group. It is more specific than a university-wide median, but does not measure every concentration, campus or graduate. The source population received federal aid and was working and not enrolled in the measurement year.
Why are some figures missing or suppressed?
The federal source withholds some outcomes for privacy or data-quality reasons. A missing earnings value is not a zero salary or evidence that nobody found work. Annual awards and the earnings cohort count describe different populations and years.
Can I calculate this degree's ROI from the school price?
No. The school-wide average net price is an undergraduate measure, not a quote for this credential. Request the current program tuition, your aid offer and expected time to completion. The school's value grade is not a program ROI score.
Does a listed credential mean I can apply today?
No. Historical federal awards and earnings do not confirm current admissions, curriculum, licensure eligibility or placement. Use the official school site to verify the exact credential, current catalog and requirements before applying.