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Computer Science at Brigham Young University - Provo

Computer Science at Brigham Young University - Provo

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Brigham Young University - Provo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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.

BYU Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

BYU Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at BYU 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 140
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

BYU Computer Science Master’s Program

22% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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Of the students who received a computer science master's degree from BYU, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers 11,040 $99,070
Computer Workers 6,470 $76,890
Systems Software Developers 5,690 $106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,440 $121,570
Computer Programmers 3,400 $83,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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