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Computer Software & Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz

Computer Software & Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

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 Computer Software & Applications section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Software

UC Santa Cruz Computer Software & Applications Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer software, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Software Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

30% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer software master's degrees went to men and 30% went to 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 software.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

If you plan to be a computer software major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 36
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 13

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Web Developers 20,170 $86,160
Database Administrators 10,970 $100,890

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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