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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 213 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Brown.

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
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Brown Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Brown performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Schools	4
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	26
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 95 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Brown. This makes it the #38 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Brown Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brown is $130,101. This is 106% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 213 compsci majors earned their bachelor's degree from Brown. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 18% 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 Brown University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	85
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Brown Computer Science Master’s Program

The compsci program at Brown awarded 95 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going 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	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brown also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.