Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management at University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 92 graduates a year

$55,773
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$94,589
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$85,063
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#31 of 99
Rank by pay
#46 of 99
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,020
Median federal debt

University of California-Santa Cruz graduates in computer/information technology administration and management earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Santa Cruz Compares for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

All 99 colleges reporting computer/information technology administration and management earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$138,679$131,994#1$89,032
2Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT$129,303$122,549#2$92,416
3Bentley University Waltham, MA$122,075$107,500#11$75,443
4Brigham Young University Provo, UT$118,606$112,411#6$83,533
5University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE$114,504$118,344#3$79,671
6DePaul University Chicago, IL$113,645$111,655#7$79,863
7George Washington University Washington, DC$112,554$98,626#28$86,753
8Champlain College Burlington, VT$112,282$115,323#4$72,652
9Capella University Minneapolis, MN$109,194$104,304#14$86,085
10Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$106,797$114,509#5$62,891
…
28CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY$96,069$91,438#36$49,580
29Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$95,958$99,336#27$60,691
30University at Albany Albany, NY$95,885$91,263#37$45,637
31University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$94,589$86,070#46$55,773
32National University San Diego, CA$94,203$85,719#47—
33North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$93,564$100,407#20$72,961
34Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI$93,480$98,564#29$77,810

Other Majors at University of California-Santa Cruz by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$124,641$79,969#29 of 189
Computer Science$123,422$75,150#67 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$118,290$78,842#12 of 258
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$98,567$55,856#38 of 118
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$88,305$40,320#3 of 110
Business/Managerial Economics$82,064$52,029#35 of 84
Economics$76,382$50,518#207 of 368
Cognitive Science$72,125$35,384#13 of 19
Chemistry$71,348$39,700#68 of 209
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$69,849$45,088#16 of 35
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$69,027$25,034#18 of 67
Design and Applied Arts$66,333—#36 of 299
Non-Professional Legal Studies$66,244$36,941#16 of 39
Political Science and Government$65,890$31,882#188 of 565
Biology$65,036$37,651#177 of 841
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$64,499$43,362#49 of 138
History$60,519$33,081#51 of 459
Psychology$59,948$30,730#100 of 1027
Mathematics$59,214$40,798#255 of 309
Graphic Communications$58,163$25,358#10 of 59
Community Organization and Advocacy$56,620$29,617#7 of 24
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,798$31,140#32 of 103
Sociology$55,338$28,495#155 of 462
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$55,240$29,152#130 of 265
Behavioral Sciences$54,606$28,709#4 of 20
Anthropology$52,315$23,152#49 of 188
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$51,519$32,934#164 of 225
Philosophy$51,398$30,285#60 of 86
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$49,821$25,810#34 of 62
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$49,763$21,793#47 of 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of California-Santa Cruz computer/information technology administration and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $55,773 one year after graduating and $94,589 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Santa Cruz rank for computer/information technology administration and management?

Among 99 colleges reporting earnings for computer/information technology administration and management graduates, University of California-Santa Cruz ranks #31 by median pay four years after graduation, and #46 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer/information technology administration and management at University of California-Santa Cruz worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for computer/information technology administration and management ($85,063), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,020.

← All data for University of California-Santa Cruz · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.