Social Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you are interested in studying social sciences, 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 has a total student population of 19,161.

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

UC Santa Cruz Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

UC Santa Cruz Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social 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 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	72
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	193
White	213
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	67

UC Santa Cruz Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of California - Santa Cruz. 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
Sociology	273
Economics	219
Political Science & Government	201
Anthropology	169
Archeology	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.