Computer Science at California State University - Sacramento

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at California State University - Sacramento stacks up to those at other schools.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Sac State Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Sac State 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 Sac State 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 Focused Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	18
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	137

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Sac State. This makes it the #71 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Sac State Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $62,510. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at Sac State awarded 260 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	77
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Sac State Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from Sac State. About 63% were men and 37% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Sac State also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.