Computer Science at California Institute of Technology

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

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Caltech.

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.

Caltech Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Caltech Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Caltech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Caltech 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	6
	7
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	12
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Computer Science Schools	78
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	157
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	258
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	258

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in compsci from Caltech. This is the #258 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Caltech Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Caltech is $129,693. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 105% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Caltech, about 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Caltech since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	18
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Caltech also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Science

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

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 Canon.vs.nikon under License

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