General Economics at University of California - Santa Cruz

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at University of California - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UC Santa Cruz.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UC Santa Cruz General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UC Santa Cruz General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UC Santa Cruz compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	48
	58
	136
	159
	229
	238
	317
	324
	389
	402

General Economics Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Santa Cruz. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	29
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Economics
• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Cruz.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.