Education at University of California - Santa Cruz

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Santa Cruz. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

UC Santa Cruz Education Rankings

The education major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #444 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Education Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UC Santa Cruz Education Master’s Program

63% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of education master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 13% better 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 master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Education

The following education 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
Educational Assessment	73
Education Philosophy	31
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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
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