Santa Cruz, California · Public
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians at University of California-Santa Cruz
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $17,890 school-wide net price and $68,396 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.1% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 53
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
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($17,890), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($68,396), and peer averages from 53 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 53 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($7,289 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($23,631 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of California-Santa Cruz in the top 68% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $1,947 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.7% of reported awards · $3,399 net A+ 
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.5% of reported awards · $3,345 net A+ 
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · 0.0% of reported awards · $4,337 net A+ 
Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY · 0.6% of reported awards · $5,258 net A+ Essex County College Newark, NJ · 1.1% of reported awards · $4,436 net A+ Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC · 0.9% of reported awards · $4,647 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians accounts for 0.1% of the awards or completions reported for University of California-Santa Cruz. That award concentration is higher than at 11% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
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 $7,289 above the $10,601 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 $23,631 above the $44,765 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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of California-Santa Cruz #36 of 53 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.