Degree Programs Overview

Santa Clara University offers 97 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,762 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at SCU. 1,459 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,025 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at SCU. 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's53NOT OFFERED1,459719740
Master's2911,025484541
Doctor's11NOT OFFERED254115139
Post-Graduate Certificate4NOT OFFERED241113

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Computer Engineering program has the highest salary ($131,051) after graduation and the Mechanical Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $94,288 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer Engineering $131,051$10,921$24,833$263
Mechanical Engineering $94,288$7,857$19,000$201
Finance and Financial Management Services $90,013$7,501$14,490$154
Civil Engineering $88,047$7,337--
Accounting and Related Services $87,254$7,271$18,625$197
Economics $84,356$7,030$19,500$207
Marketing $68,656$5,721$19,712$209
Communication $59,569$4,964$17,832$189
Political Science and Government $53,866$4,489$20,500$217
English Language and Literature, General $51,719$4,310--
Biology, General $49,841$4,153$19,500$207
Psychology, General $46,646$3,887$17,000$180
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations $140,820$11,735$59,170$673
Computer Engineering $129,018$10,752--
Mechanical Engineering $96,312$8,026--
Civil Engineering $84,256$7,021--
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $63,329$5,277$32,690$372
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $59,076$4,923$61,500$700
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Law $93,193$7,766--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Santa Clara University.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Master program has the most completers of 266 and the Computer Engineering Master program has the second most completers of 240 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
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 128NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED26 NOT OFFERED 0
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 345 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 321 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 74240 4 NOT OFFERED
Computer Hardware EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 921 1 NOT OFFERED
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 170 0 0
Engineering Physics/Applied PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3614 1 0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Latin Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Child DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 231 NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Programs for Foreign LawyersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Law and Legal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 102NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ancient Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Christian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Theology/Theological StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28 0 NOT OFFERED
Divinity/MinistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 100NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED120 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 66NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 77NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED266 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24
Accounting and Business/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1640 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED108 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9939ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED266 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24
Accounting and Business/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1640 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED108 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9939ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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