Computer Science at Brown University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Brown University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Science section at the bottom of this page.

Brown Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Brown Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Brown 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Brown University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	86
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	61
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Brown 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 Brown University with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	86
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Software Applications Developers	1,840	$96,850
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,100	$56,400

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 Ad Meskens under License

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