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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Cal State LA.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	111
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Cal State LA. This makes it the #101 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Cal State LA Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $55,088. 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 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

Of the 152 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State LA, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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	51
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	10
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cal State LA Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from Cal State LA. About 57% were men and 43% were 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA 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 - 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.