Economics at University of California - Santa Cruz

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

UC Santa Cruz Economics Rankings

The economics major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	33
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UC Santa Cruz Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of economics master's degrees went to men and 18% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics 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
General Economics	123
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	84
International Economics	12

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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.