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Business & finance at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 280 business & finance majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 358th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 21 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 2% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

49/100Solid#358 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year2806% of the class
Courses in the catalog21more than 2% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$82,0001.05× the same major nationally
Admit rate66%whole school

Around University of California, Santa Cruz

The Main Stage of UCSC's Theatre Arts Center.
UCSC Main StagePhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Clark Kerr Hall is the administrative center of UCSC.
UCSC Clark Kerr HallPhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An open plaza at Science Hill, located between Thimann Labs (left) and Thimann L
UCSC Science Hill 2017-05-05Photo: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Drosera cuneifolia at UCSC Greenhouse.
Drosera cuneifolia at UCSC GreenhousePhoto: Zhichao Hu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Student housing 91 · Dorm 46 · Arts 15 · Library 6 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 49
  2. Central Connecticut State University 49
  3. Wichita State University 49
  4. University of Nebraska at Omaha 49
  5. Western Connecticut State University 49
  6. Campbell University 49
  7. Augusta University 49
  8. University of St. Thomas (TX) 49

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of California, Santa Cruz with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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