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Computer & Information Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz

Computer & Information Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz

Every computer & information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer & information sciences program at University of California - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

UC Santa Cruz Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 293
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 99
White 195
International Students 86
Other Races/Ethnicities 65

UC Santa Cruz Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

23% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a master's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 21
International Students 55
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at University of California - Santa Cruz. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 729
Information Technology 135
Computer Software & Applications 49

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Cruz.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer User Support Specialists 70,510 $66,350
Computer Systems Analysts 67,950 $103,930

References

*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.

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