University of California-Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) is a four-year, public school located in Santa Cruz, CA.

It offers 94 graduate programs - 55 Master's, and 39 Doctorate. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,855 for in-state and $29,957 for out-of-state students.

A total of 1,976 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 19,478 students at UC Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz offers online graduate programs and 1 out of 1,976 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,855 for California residents and $29,957 for out-of-state students. It offers ninety-four (94) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Santa Cruz
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA
Graduate School Students1,977 students
1 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,855
Out-of-State$29,957
Student to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 94 Graduate Programs
55 Master's, 39 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of California-Santa Cruz

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Santa Cruz with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $14,855 and $29,957 for non-California residents.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$12,264$27,366
Fees$2,591$2,591
Books & Supplies$1,315
Room & Board$18,785 (On-Campus) / $16,697 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,646 (On-Campus) / $6,264 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$40,601$55,703
Off-Campus Total$39,131$54,233

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-Santa Cruz offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 94 major areas - 55 Master's, 39 Doctorate. 363 students have been conferred Master's degree and 226 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total363226--
Men214117--
Women149109--

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Natural Resources Management and Policy9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Technical and Scientific Communication10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Artificial Intelligence15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science57 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)52 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Engineering2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative Literature2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational and Applied Mathematics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematical Statistics and Probability2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cognitive Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Computer Interaction11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Documentary Production10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Musicology and Ethnomusicology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Visual and Performing Arts (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UC Santa Cruz graduate schools have a total of 1,977 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,056 male and 921 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,917 full-time and 60 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1 students enrolled through online exclusively and 64 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 792 White, 40 Black, and 167 Asian students are attending at University of California-Santa Cruz. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

49 grad students are younger than 22 and 114 students are older than 65. It has 1,245 students aged between 22 and 30 and 568 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,977
Men1,056
Women921
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,977
Full-time Students1,917
Part-time Students60
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,977
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian167
Black40
Hispanic245
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White792
Two or more races93
Un-Known67
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,977
21 & Under49
22-24453
25-29792
30-34400
35-39168
40 & Over114

Online Population

At University of California-Santa Cruz graduate schools, 1 students enrolled online exclusively and 64 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,976
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses64
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,911
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1
California Resident0
Other State In U.S.-
Outside of U.S.0