Degree Programs Overview

University of California-Santa Cruz offers 167 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs.

A total of 5,020 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at UC Santa Cruz. 4,431 students completed bachelor's programs and 363 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at UC Santa Cruz. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's73NOT OFFERED4,4312,3902,041
Master's55NOT OFFERED363214149
Doctor's39NOT OFFERED226117109

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of California-Santa Cruz. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer Engineering program has the highest salary ($93,848) after graduation and the Computer Science program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $85,557 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer Engineering $93,848$7,821$23,434$248
Computer Science $85,557$7,130$16,499$175
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $82,012$6,834$16,796$178
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management $70,114$5,843$20,020$212
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $68,276$5,690$23,000$244
Mathematics $65,929$5,494$19,050$202
Business/Managerial Economics $61,441$5,120$16,519$175
Chemistry $54,748$4,562$15,000$159
Economics $52,113$4,343$18,017$191
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $49,323$4,110$20,833$221
Political Science and Government $46,666$3,889$16,703$177
Neurobiology and Neurosciences $46,633$3,886$19,000$201
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Economics $62,051$5,171--
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research $57,162$4,764$30,726$350

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of California-Santa Cruz.

At the school, the Computer Science Bachelor program has the most completers of 653 and the Psychology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 430 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1446 6 NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
American/United States Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 353 1 NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 301 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Technical and Scientific CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 0 NOT OFFERED
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65357 12 NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Modeling, Virtual Environments and SimulationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 9 NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 91NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED52 7 NOT OFFERED
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 962 10 NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2930 5 NOT OFFERED
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Architectural Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 371 3 NOT OFFERED
Comparative LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 832 9 NOT OFFERED
Applied LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 122NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 93NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1767 18 NOT OFFERED
Environmental ToxicologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 5 NOT OFFERED
BioinformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 589 9 NOT OFFERED
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EcologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological OceanographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 14 NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 857 5 NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 190 5 NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematical Statistics and ProbabilityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Cognitive ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1230 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Computer InteractionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 421 1 NOT OFFERED
Jewish/Judaic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AstronomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 5 NOT OFFERED
AstrophysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 534 16 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 553 11 NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and PhysicalNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 4 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3211 10 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4303 9 NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and PsycholinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physiological Psychology/PsychobiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1240 4 NOT OFFERED
ArcheologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 118NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2422 7 NOT OFFERED
International EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 150 0 NOT OFFERED
Economics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1100 4 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1322 5 NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 130NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 185 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Documentary ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1600 8 NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 800 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 1 NOT OFFERED
Musicology and EthnomusicologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 1 NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 279NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 279NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 930 8 NOT OFFERED

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