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Computer Science at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Computer Science at University of California - Santa Cruz

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci
  • Doctorate Degree in CompSci

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Rankings

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

CompSci Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Computer Science Master’s Program

35% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 52 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Santa Cruz, about 65% were men and 35% were women.

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In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 compsci.

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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

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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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