by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of California - Santa Cruz. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in Fine Arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UC Santa Cruz was ranked #186 on College Factual's Best Schools for Fine Arts list. It is also ranked #19 in California.
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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 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Fine Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Santa Cruz took out an average of $21,666 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $25,480.
The median early career salary of Fine Arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz is $23,719 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $23,363.
Online degrees for the UC Santa Cruz Fine Arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Santa Cruz Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in 2019-2020, 72.5% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 74.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020, 56.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 54 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Art Studies | 116 |
| Art History | 37 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 78 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 36 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 211 |
| Music | 14 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
