2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of California-Santa Cruz with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $14,855 and $29,957 for non-California residents.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$12,264$27,366
Fees$2,591$2,591
Books & Supplies$1,315
Room & Board$18,785 (On-Campus) / $16,697 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,646 (On-Campus) / $6,264 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$40,601$55,703
Off-Campus Total$39,131$54,233
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$13,808$13,850$13,895$14,213$14,855
Out-of-State$28,910$28,952$28,997$29,315$29,957

Graduate Program Overview

University of California-Santa Cruz is a four-years, public school located in Santa Cruz, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,855 for California residents and $29,957 for out-of-state students.
It offers ninety-two (92) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of California-Santa Cruz
TypeFour-years, Public
Address1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA
Graduate School Students1,977 students
1 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,855
Out-of-State$29,957
Student to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 92 Graduate Programs
53 Master's, 39 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of California-Santa Cruz offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 92 major areas - 53 Master's , 39 Doctorate . 357 students have been conferred Master's degree and 200 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total357200--
Men193112--
Women16488--
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Management and Policy9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Technical and Scientific Communication7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Artificial Intelligence20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science37 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)62 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Engineering12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering25 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Toxicology7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematical Statistics and Probability4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cognitive Science- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Economics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics27 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Documentary Production7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musicology and Ethnomusicology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental Toxicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematical Statistics and Probability- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musicology and Ethnomusicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 19,841 students enrolled in University of California-Santa Cruz including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 1,977 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,056 male and 921 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,917 full-time and 60 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 64 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,977
Men Students1,056
Women Students921
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,977
Full-time Students1,917
Part-time Students60
By race/ethnicity 792 White, 40 Black, and 167 Asian students are attending at University of California-Santa Cruz. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,977
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian167
Black40
Hispanic245
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White792
Two or more races93
Un-Known67
49 students are younger than 22 and 114 students are older than 65. The school has 1,245 students aged between 22 and 30 and 568 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,977
21 & Under49
22-24453
25-29792
30-34400
35-39168
40 & Over114
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of California-Santa Cruz, 1 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 64 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,976
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses64
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,911
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1
California Resident0
Other State In U.S.-
Outside of U.S.0

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