Computer Science at University of California - Santa Cruz

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Cruz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

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

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	255
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	181
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	729

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Technology

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Satyriconi under License

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