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University of California-Santa Cruz

$68,396Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,649Average annual cost
17,812Undergraduates
PublicSector

Facts

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,396
Average annual cost
$38,649
Undergraduates
17,812
Sector
Public
City
Santa Cruz
Campus setting
City, small
Predominant degree
Bachelor’s
Highest degree
Graduate
Loan default rate (3-year)
0.0 %
ZIP code
95064-1011
IPEDS ID
110714

Sources: College Scorecard, US Department of Education (public domain), NCES CIP 2020 classification

Programs with earnings or debt data · 42

ProgramCredentialMedian earnings, 4 years afterMedian debt at graduation
Computer Engineering, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$124,641$18,146
Computer Science, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$123,422$15,482
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$118,290$20,999
Economics, Master’sMaster’s$110,425—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$98,567—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$94,589$14,083
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$88,305$15,000
Business/Managerial Economics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$82,064$13,500
Economics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$76,382$14,500
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Master’sMaster’s$73,343$29,851
Cognitive Science, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$72,125$12,000
Chemistry, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$71,348$13,850
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology, DoctorateDoctorate$70,373—
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$69,849$15,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$69,027$18,032
Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$66,333—
Non-Professional Legal Studies, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$66,244$13,803
Political Science and Government, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$65,890$14,500
Biology, General, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$65,036$15,000
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$64,499$15,000
History, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$60,519$15,000
Psychology, General, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$59,948—
Mathematics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$59,214$14,250
Graphic Communications, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$58,163$18,278
Community Organization and Advocacy, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$56,620$13,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$55,798$14,006
Sociology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$55,338$13,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$55,240$14,020
Behavioral Sciences, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$54,606$13,000
Anthropology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$52,315$15,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$51,519—
Philosophy, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$51,398$15,000
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$49,821$14,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$49,763$15,543
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$45,815$15,000
Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$40,156$15,117
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’sBachelor’s$30,524$17,500
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s—$17,273
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Bachelor’sBachelor’s—$18,211
Physical Sciences, General, Bachelor’sBachelor’s—$14,620
Physics, Bachelor’sBachelor’s——
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education, Bachelor’sBachelor’s—$15,051