by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Legal Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Non-Professional General Legal Studies is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at University of California - Santa Cruz. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in non-professional general legal studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UC Santa Cruz was ranked #15 on College Factual's Best Schools for non-professional general legal studies list. It is also ranked #3 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Santa Cruz.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,583 | $2,583 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,162 | $1,162 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,866 | $18,866 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,084 | $5,084 |
Learn more about UC Santa Cruz tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Santa Cruz in Non-Professional General Legal Studies walked away with an average of $20,575 in student debt. That is 30% lower than the national average of $29,269.
The median early career salary of non-professional general legal studies students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz is $36,282 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $34,508.
UC Santa Cruz does not offer an online option for its non-professional general legal studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Santa Cruz Online Learning page.
About 71.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in non-professional general legal studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 70.3% of the non-professional general legal studies bachelor’s degrees at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 18 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Studies | 155 |
*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.
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