Computer Science at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Boston U Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Boston University.

Boston U Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	65
International Students	108
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Boston U Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	184
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	416

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• Data Processing
• Computer Software & Applications

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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