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Highest earning biomedical engineering programs in California
California biomedical engineering programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public, 4-year | $81,186 | 96 |
| 2 | Southern California Institute of Technology | Anaheim | For-profit, 4-year | $74,115 | 32 |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | Public, 4-year | $73,348 | 39 |
| 4 | University of California-Davis | Davis | Public, 4-year | $68,419 | 73 |
| 5 | University of California-Irvine | Irvine | Public, 4-year | $67,170 | 97 |
| 6 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public, 4-year | $66,090 | 38 |
| 7 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | Public, 4-year | $65,045 | 54 |
| 8 | University of California-Riverside | Riverside | Public, 4-year | $61,342 | 81 |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | $57,874 | 31 |
| 10 | University of California-Merced | Merced | Public, 4-year | $57,223 | 35 |
| 11 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Public, 4-year | $55,856 | 56 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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