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University of California - Santa Cruz

  • Graduate School
  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • 5 reviews
    UC Santa Cruz is a public graduate school in Santa Cruz, California. It has a mid-size graduate student body with an enrollment of 1,880 graduate students. The 35 graduate programs at University of California - Santa Cruz are all on-campus only and none are offered online. The most popular graduate school programs at University of California - Santa Cruz are Education Research and Evaluation, Economics, and Computer Science. 4% of its graduate students are part-time graduate students.
    Address
    1156 High St
    Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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    Masters and Doctoral Programs

    Most Popular Programs
    • Education Research and Evaluation
      83 Students
    • Economics
      59 Students
    • Computer Science
      54 Students
    • Computer Hardware Engineering
      42 Students
    • Electrical Engineering
      30 Students
    • Chemistry
      27 Students
    • Geology and Earth Science
      22 Students
    • Psychology
      21 Students
    • Computer Graphics
      17 Students
    • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
      17 Students

    Graduate Students

    Total Graduate Students
    1,880
    Part-Time Grad Students
    70
    Research Assistants
    311
    Teaching Assistants
    1,156
    Racial Diversity
    • White
      43.1%
    • International (Non-Citizen)
      27%
    • Hispanic
      11.5%
    • Asian
      6.6%
    • Unknown
      5.7%
    • Multiracial
      4.9%
    • African American
      1.1%
    • Native American
      0.2%
    • Pacific Islander
      0%
    Living in the Area
    A-
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Cost of Living
      D
    2. Crime & Safety
      C
    3. Nightlife
      A+
    Median Household Income
    $65,421
    National
    $55,322
    Median Rent
    $1,634
    National
    $949
    Median Home Value
    $750,600
    National
    $184,700
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    5 reviews
    Overall, I think the best aspects Santa Cruz has to offer is the beauty of its campus and its location overall. The campus is surrounded by nature and almost anywhere you walk, there is something beautiful to look at. There are a lot of resources offered to help students with academics and tutoring is free so there are a lot of ways to help you succeed. Local wise, there are a lot of locally owned businesses and venues so there are hidden gems in downtown. Dorms/ housing is alright if you are paired with the right people.
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    I earned my bachelor's degree in computer engineering from UC Santa Cruz this last summer, and now I am in the computer engineering masters program. I think that many people don't hold UCSC in very high regard, but I think that will change very soon as the university has been getting serious about boosting all of its academic programs in recent years. I think that our engineering programs/courses are all excellent hands on learning experiences with real world applications. The campus is also beautiful; it sits in the middle of a redwood forest with plenty of hiking, rock climbing, and mountain biking opportunities, and it is a 10 minute drive away from some of the best surfing spots in the world.
    Beautiful campus means lots of access to the outdoors. There's also a wide range of viewpoints and campus culture is really unique! Go Slugs!