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The bachelor's program at UC Santa Cruz was ranked #17 on College Factual's Best Schools for astronomy list. It is also ranked #4 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of California - Santa Cruz handed out 65 bachelor's degrees in astronomy & astrophysics. This is an increase of 132% over the previous year when 28 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in astronomy from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #12 most popular school for astronomy master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 6 students received their doctoral degrees in astronomy in 2021, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UC Santa Cruz, astronomy students borrow a median amount of $20,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all astronomy bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in astronomy.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
White | 27 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 6 |
Of the 5 astronomy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Santa Cruz, about 60% were men and 40% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a master's in astronomy.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 1 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Physics | 95 |
Chemistry | 93 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 65 |
General Physical Sciences | 14 |
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