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Computer Science at University of California - Santa Cruz

What traits are you looking for in a computer science 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 computer science program.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 670 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from UC Santa Cruz.

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 Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 12
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 20
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 51
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 65
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 66
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 66
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 73
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Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 102
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 104
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 112
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Best General Computer Science Schools 134
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 150
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Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 270
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 339

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #67 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer science program at UC Santa Cruz awarded 670 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science 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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 252
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 78
White 188
International Students 70
Other Races/Ethnicities 79

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Master’s Program

35% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 computer science majors earned their master's degree from UC Santa Cruz. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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