Santa Cruz, California · Public
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 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 196 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~196
- Schools with reported signal
- 59
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 59 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,028 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,510 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 32% 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.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.1% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · 0.1% reported share · $11,297 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.0% reported share · $13,936 net A Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $21,590 net A University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · 2.7% reported share · $14,304 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at University of California-Santa Cruz, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 196 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 $3,028 below the $20,918 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 $4,510 above the $63,886 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 #19 of 59 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.