Computer & Information Sciences at Brown University

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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

Brown Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Brown Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Brown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Brown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Brown University.

Brown Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	97
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	69
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Brown Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

23% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at Brown University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	319
Computer Information Systems	40

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Software Applications Developers	1,840	$96,850
Computer Systems Analysts	1,810	$99,470
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,800	$90,600
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550

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
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