Best colleges for Statistics in California
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the California programs in the federal field-of-study file, University of California-Berkeley leads: its Statistics graduates earn a median $133,986 four years after finishing, against the field's $92,425 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | $133,986 | +$41,561 |
| 2 | University of California-Los Angeles | $109,017 | +$16,592 |
| 3 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $101,353 | +$8,928 |
How big is the earnings gap between California Statistics programs?
$32,633 separates the top and bottom of this list — $133,986 at University of California-Berkeley against $101,353 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do California Statistics graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $41,561 above the $92,425 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.