Computer Science at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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 LA Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Cal State LA 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.

CompSci Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cal State LA Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	1
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 California State University - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	182

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

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