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University of California, San Francisco

⌖ San Francisco, CA · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

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Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

Use the earnings evidence below, then enter your own net price in the calculator for a personal estimate.

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$155,167Observed earnings · year 5
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A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about University of California, San Francisco

What does University of California, San Francisco cost?

The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for University of California, San Francisco.

What do University of California, San Francisco graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $155,167 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do University of California, San Francisco graduates have?

Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.

Is every degree at University of California, San Francisco worth the same?

No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 12 field-and-credential outcomes at University of California, San Francisco; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.

PAYOFF CURVE

No payoff curve is shown.

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
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Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
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Average net priceNot available
Title IV student average
Cost of attendanceNot available
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Main award level
Graduate degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Not reported
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
Land-grant institution
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

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Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$155,167Median earnings · year 5 after completion
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Not availableStudent size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30kNot available
$30–48kNot available
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$155,167
Year 6Not available
Year 10Not available
Full-time retention
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Part-time retention
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Completion within 200% of normal time
Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

99thEarnings percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$152,323Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
Not availableMedian federal debt across categories that report debt
67%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$107,802Year 1
$151,742Year 4
$155,167Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies · Master's Degree$262,3942Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$192,1593Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$179,5234Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies · Graduate/Professional Certificate$174,6795Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences · Graduate/Professional Certificate$159,5476Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$159,2297Dentistry · First Professional Degree$152,3238Public Policy Analysis · Master's Degree$124,169

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree · $192,159 reported+114%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree · $124,169 reported+33%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree · $159,229 reported+32%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's Degree · $262,394 reported+32%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree · $179,523 reported+30%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree · $96,225 reported+18%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt2023–24 awards
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's Degree$262,394Not available0
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$192,159Not availableNot reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$179,523Not availableNot reported
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesGraduate/Professional Certificate$174,679Not availableNot reported
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate/Professional Certificate$159,547Not availableNot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$159,229Not available48
DentistryFirst Professional Degree$152,323Not availableNot reported
Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree$124,169Not availableNot reported
MedicineFirst Professional Degree$112,089Not availableNot reported
Biology, GeneralDoctoral Degree$96,962Not available22
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree$96,225Not availableNot reported
Public HealthMaster's Degree$84,632Not availableNot reported

Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.