by our College Data Analytics TeamAstronomy is a concentration offered under the astronomy and astrophysics major at University of California - Santa Cruz. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in astronomical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,408 | $2,408 |
Online degrees for the UC Santa Cruz astronomical sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Santa Cruz Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their PhD in astronomical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in astronomical sciences at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.