Computer Science at California State University - Fullerton

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Fullerton. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,010 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 308 of them were computer science majors.

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.

Cal State Fullerton Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton Computer Science Rankings

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

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 Cal State Fullerton 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
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	30
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	177
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	193
	358

In 2021, 89 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #42 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State Fullerton CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $55,224. This is less than $63,247, which is the national average of all compsci majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CompSci Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 308 compsci majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 State University - Fullerton with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	118
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	66
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Cal State Fullerton Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 89 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from Cal State Fullerton in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fullerton with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cal State Fullerton also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Fullerton.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.