Santa Cruz, California · Public
Business/Managerial Economics at University of California-Santa Cruz
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 963 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.4% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~963
- Schools with reported signal
- 213
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 65.8%
- Graduation rate
- 75.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,890/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $71,560
- Median debt
- $16,666
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $68,396/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 213 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 5.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,953 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($10,128 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 27% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.3% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY · 0.5% reported share · $5,718 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 0.4% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.1% reported share · $9,120 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.0% reported share · $13,138 net A 
Marshall University Huntington, WV · 0.3% reported share · $7,502 net A California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · 0.3% reported share · $10,440 net A Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · 0.4% reported share · $8,191 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Business/Managerial Economics accounts for 5.4% of reported programs at University of California-Santa Cruz, which is bigger than 96% of schools in this field set and 5.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 963 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of California-Santa Cruz's average net price is $17,890 per year, about $71,560 over four years. That is $1,953 below the $19,843 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $68,396 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,128 above the $58,268 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of California-Santa Cruz #57 of 213 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.