Offered Degrees
BS, MS, Doctorate
Online Courses
Not Offered
Total Programs
172
Salary after Completing
$19,000 - $70,000
Offered Degrees at UC Santa Cruz
University of California-Santa Cruz is categorized by Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie categorization. As of 2025, University of California-Santa Cruz offers 172 programs through on-site (classroom) only. It offers Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degree.
The following table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 76 | 0 |
| Master's | 56 | 0 |
| Doctorate (Research) | 40 | 0 |
| Total | 172 | 0 |
Field of Study by Offered Degree/Program
UC Santa Cruz Bachelor's Programs
University of California-Santa Cruz offers Bachelor's degree with 76 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Bachelor's degree).
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completer | Average Salary after Completing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 36 | |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | ✕ | 26 | - |
| Plant Sciences | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 7 | |
| Environmental Studies | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 14 | |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | ✕ | 1 | - |
| German Studies | ✕ | - | - |
| Italian Studies | ✕ | - | - |
| Ethnic Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Women's Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 4 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | - | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 2 | $62,100 |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | ✕ | - | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 10 | |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Physics Teacher Education | ✕ | - | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 159 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 4 | $44,100 |
| Computer Engineering | ✕ | 127 | $70,000 |
| Computer Engineering (other) | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 1 | $67,800 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 54 | |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | ✕ | - | $23,600 |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Comparative Literature | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Applied Linguistics | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other) | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 5 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 0 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 253 | |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 1 | $27,600 |
| Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 76 | - |
| Molecular Biochemistry | ✕ | 43 | - |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Microbiology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Bioinformatics | ✕ | 50 | - |
| Biotechnology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Ecology | ✕ | 71 | $20,800 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Neuroscience | ✕ | 2 | $36,700 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 36 | |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 2 | $35,700 |
| Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 30 | - |
| Computational Mathematics | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 1 | |
| Cognitive Science | ✕ | 1 | $30,700 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 9 | |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 9 | $27,700 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | ✕ | - | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 99 | |
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Astrophysics | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 38 | $37,000 |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 52 | $32,700 |
| Physics | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 59 | |
| Psychology | ✕ | 59 | $25,800 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | ✕ | - | - |
| Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology | ✕ | - | - |
| Human Services [+] | ✕ | 26 | |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | ✕ | 26 | $25,900 |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 217 | |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 101 | $26,400 |
| Archeology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 1 | $37,700 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 18 | - |
| International Economics | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Economics (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 45 | $33,100 |
| Sociology | ✕ | 49 | $25,900 |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 53 | |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 10 | $19,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other) | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 3 | $19,300 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Music | ✕ | - | - |
| Music Performance | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 1 | |
| International Public Health/International Health | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 2 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | ✕ | 2 | $49,700 |
| History [+] | ✕ | 4 | - |
| History | ✕ | 4 | $23,200 |
UC Santa Cruz Master's Programs
University of California-Santa Cruz offers Master's degree with 56 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Master's degree).
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completer | Average Salary after Completing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 8 | |
| Environmental Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 3 | |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Women's Studies | ✕ | - | - |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 8 | |
| Technical and Scientific Communication | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 118 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | - | - |
| Artificial Intelligence | ✕ | 28 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences (other) | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 51 | - |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | ✕ | 32 | - |
| Computer Software and Media Applications (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 55 | |
| Education | ✕ | - | - |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) | ✕ | 55 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 29 | |
| Computer Engineering | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Systems Engineering | ✕ | - | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 7 | |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 16 | |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Comparative Literature | ✕ | 7 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 0 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 20 | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Environmental Toxicology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Bioinformatics | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 25 | |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 22 | |
| Cognitive Science | ✕ | - | - |
| Human Computer Interaction | ✕ | 22 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 2 | |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 28 | |
| Astronomy | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 9 | |
| Psychology | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 34 | |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Applied Economics | ✕ | - | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 23 | - |
| International Economics | ✕ | - | - |
| Economics (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Social Sciences (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 20 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Documentary Production | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | - | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Music | ✕ | - | - |
| Music Theory and Composition | ✕ | - | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | ✕ | - | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 2 | - |
| History | ✕ | 2 | - |
UC Santa Cruz Doctorate (Research) Programs
University of California-Santa Cruz offers Doctorate (Research) degree with 40 major programs. All programs are on-site education (i.e distance learning opportunity is not offered for the Doctorate (Research) degree).
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completer | Average Salary after Completing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✕ | 4 | |
| Environmental Studies | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 1 | |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | ✕ | - | - |
| Women's Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 14 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | - | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Computer Software and Media Applications (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 3 | |
| Education | ✕ | - | - |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Engineering [+] | ✕ | 17 | |
| Computer Engineering | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Systems Engineering | ✕ | - | - |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 8 | |
| Linguistics | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Comparative Literature | ✕ | 5 | - |
| English Language and Literature [+] | ✕ | 0 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | ✕ | - | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 31 | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Environmental Toxicology | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Bioinformatics | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other) | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | ✕ | 10 | |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 6 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 3 | |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 47 | |
| Astronomy | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Psychology [+] | ✕ | 8 | |
| Psychology | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 15 | |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 5 | - |
| International Economics | ✕ | - | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 13 | |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other) | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Music Theory and Composition | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
| History [+] | ✕ | 3 | - |
| History | ✕ | 3 | - |
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