About our Academic Programs
UC Santa Cruz sponsors outstanding educational programs—both graduate and undergraduate—in the areas of astronomy and astrophysics.
Graduate Programs: UCSC is an international leader in astrophysics graduate training. We currently enroll about 40 graduate students working towards the Ph.D. degree. Graduate students benefit from the low student-faculty ratio and extensive research opportunities, as well as course offerings that cover both theoretical and observational aspects of astronomy. UCSC alumni hold positions at leading universities and research institutes throughout the world.
Undergraduate Programs: The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics offers an undergraduate minor in Astrophysics, and collaborates with the Physics Department to offer an undergraduate major in Astrophysics. Undergraduate majors often enter the K-12 teaching workforce as well as begin graduate studies at top Ph.D. programs in the U.S.
Explore our program options below.
