Santa Barbara, California · Public
Economics at University of California-Santa Barbara
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 2,009 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
8.7% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 8.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~2,009
- Schools with reported signal
- 789
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 33%
- Graduation rate
- 83%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,109/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $64,436
- Median debt
- $13,993
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $74,915/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 789 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,468 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($13,306 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 19% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 4.2% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.5% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.0% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.5% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.8% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Economics accounts for 8.7% of reported programs at University of California-Santa Barbara, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 3.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 2,009 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of California-Santa Barbara's average net price is $16,109 per year, about $64,436 over four years. That is $4,468 below the $20,577 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $74,915 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $13,306 above the $61,609 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of California-Santa Barbara #149 of 789 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.