by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of California-Santa Cruz, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.
In the most recent reporting year, students from 23 majors graduated from University of California-Santa Cruz.
At University of California-Santa Cruz, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 9,952 undergraduate · 1,178 graduate (11,130 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of California-Santa Cruz.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,565 |
| Computer Science. | 719 |
| Psychology, General. | 524 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 306 |
| Biology, General. | 218 |
The following majors at University of California-Santa Cruz have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Computer Engineering. | $75,207 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $66,378 |
| Computer Science. | $63,040 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | $54,725 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | $53,515 |
The majors at University of California-Santa Cruz are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 5,565 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 719 | $63,040 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other. |
107 | $54,725 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Artificial Intelligence. · Computer and Information Sciences, Other. |
36 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. |
32 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
218 | $29,134 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
199 | $34,270 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. · Ecology. · Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. |
177 | $26,448 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
71 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Molecular Biochemistry. |
43 | $38,972 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
37 | $23,543 |
| Biotechnology. | 8 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Environmental Toxicology. |
4 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
176 | $27,765 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
173 | $29,390 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · International Economics. |
160 | $41,483 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
109 | $27,008 |
| Archeology. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other. · Documentary Production. |
187 | $24,155 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. |
152 | $23,275 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Game and Interactive Media Design. |
149 | $31,645 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
37 | $20,333 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Musicology and Ethnomusicology. · Music Theory and Composition. |
13 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 524 | $27,446 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. |
83 | $36,107 |
| Physical Sciences, General. | 66 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
60 | $36,552 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
53 | $38,243 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. · Astronomy. |
48 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 306 | $46,826 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. · Computer Engineering, Other. |
163 | $75,207 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
87 | $66,378 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
4 | $53,515 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Comparative Literature. · Linguistics. · Applied Linguistics. · Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. |
217 | $23,717 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. |
17 | $29,436 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
171 | $28,054 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
143 | $33,286 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | 22 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 80 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other. |
58 | $53,511 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
68 | $30,252 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. · Computational Mathematics. · Computational and Applied Mathematics. |
66 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Mathematical Statistics and Probability. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. · Women's Studies. |
121 | $29,282 |
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 114 | $36,945 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
102 | $24,560 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 53 | $28,735 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
26 | NA |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Plant Sciences, General. |
10 | $29,179 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | 26 | $29,789 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ International Public Health/International Health. |
20 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Technical and Scientific Communication. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 7 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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