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Science Education at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Science Education at University of California - Santa Cruz

What traits are you looking for in a physical science education school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Cruz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical science education program.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in physical science education from UC Santa Cruz.

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

UC Santa Cruz Science Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science Education

UC Santa Cruz Science Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical science education programs across the country. The following shows how UC Santa Cruz performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical science education major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Science Education. 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
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Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Science Education Schools 5
Most Popular Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41
Best Value Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 67
Most Popular Science Education Schools 85
Most Focused Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 96
Best Value Science Education Schools 111
Most Focused Science Education Schools 153

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical science education majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Science Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Science Education from UC Santa Cruz in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical science education 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 physical science education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Physical Science Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science education 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Middle School Teachers 46,500 $75,660
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370
Education Professors 3,380 $84,160
Chemistry Professors 1,570 $116,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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