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Philosophy at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Philosophy at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what University of California - Santa Cruz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 63 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Santa Cruz.

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

UC Santa Cruz Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy
  • Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

UC Santa Cruz Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at UC Santa Cruz compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
45
Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools 85
Most Focused Philosophy Schools 140

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #80 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Santa Cruz Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Santa Cruz is $28,735. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $28,602 for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

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Philosophy Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The philosophy program at UC Santa Cruz awarded 63 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy 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 philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 24
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UC Santa Cruz Philosophy Master’s Program

33% Women
The philosophy program at UC Santa Cruz awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 2,220 $114,370
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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