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Graduate Programs at UC Santa Cruz

Graduate Program 96 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 1,998
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $30,512

Graduate Programs Overview

University of California-Santa Cruz offers 96 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Total 1,998 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at UC Santa Cruz and 1 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $15,410 for California residents and $30,512 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of California-Santa Cruz.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (56 programs)
Doctorate - Research (40 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsNot reported.
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Tuition & Fees$15,410 California residents
$30,512 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment1,998 graduate students
1 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at UC Santa Cruz

It offers 96 graduate programs through on-site (classroom) only. Through distance learning, it offers degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree560
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship400
Total960

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $15,410 for California residents and $30,512 for students from other States at University of California-Santa Cruz. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.85% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$13,895$14,153$14,855$15,410
Out-of-State$28,997$29,315$29,957$30,512
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] University of California-Santa Cruz Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of California-Santa Cruz, 1,998 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 1,071 male and 927 female students. By attendance status, there are 1,948 full-time and 50 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total1,9989271,071
Full-time1,9489081,040
Part-time501931
[Chart] University of California-Santa Cruz Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of California-Santa Cruz, 1 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 10 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 1,998 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total1,998
Online Exclusively1
In Some Online Classes10
Not In Online Classes1,987
[Chart] University of California-Santa Cruz Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs