University of California-Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) is a four-year, public school located in Santa Cruz, CA.
It offers 103 graduate programs - 60 Master's, and 43 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,410 for in-state and $30,512 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,998 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 19,938 students at UC Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz offers online graduate programs and 1 out of 1,998 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,410 for California residents and $30,512 for out-of-state students. It offers 103 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of California-Santa Cruz |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,952 students
1 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$15,410
Out-of-State$30,512 |
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| Student to Faculty | 22:1 (4.55%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 103 Graduate Programs
60 Master's, 43 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of California-Santa Cruz
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $15,410 and $30,512 for non-California residents.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $12,762 | $27,864 |
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| Fees | $2,648 | $2,648 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,192 |
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| Room & Board | $19,948 (On-Campus) / $19,560 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,902 (On-Campus) / $7,838 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $43,452 | $58,554 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $44,000 | $59,102 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $13,850 | $13,895 | $14,213 | $14,855 | $15,410 |
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| Out-of-State | $28,952 | $28,997 | $29,315 | $29,957 | $30,512 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of California-Santa Cruz offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 103 major areas - 60 Master's, 43 Doctorate. 392 students have been conferred Master's degree and 233 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 392 | 233 | - | - |
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| Men | 212 | 119 | - | - |
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| Women | 180 | 114 | - | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 2 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 2 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UC Santa Cruz graduate schools have a total of 1,952 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,046 male and 906 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,893 full-time and 59 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1 students enrolled through online exclusively and 10 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 638 White, 34 Black, and 218 Asian students are attending at University of California-Santa Cruz. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
54 grad students are younger than 22 and 114 students are older than 65. It has 1,298 students aged between 22 and 30 and 532 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,952 |
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| Men | 1,046 |
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| Women | 906 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,952 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,893 |
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| Part-time Students | 59 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,952 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 218 |
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| Black | 34 |
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| Hispanic | 282 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 638 |
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| Two or more races | 84 |
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| Un-Known | 51 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,952 |
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| 21 & Under | 54 |
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| 22-24 | 523 |
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| 25-29 | 775 |
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| 30-34 | 383 |
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| 35-39 | 149 |
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| 40 & Over | 114 |
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Online Population
At University of California-Santa Cruz graduate schools, 1 students enrolled online exclusively and 10 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,998 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 10 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,987 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1 |
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| California Resident | 1 |
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| Other State In U.S. | - |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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