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Computer Science at California State University - San Marcos

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Computer Science at California State University - San Marcos

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 - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,749 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Marcos in 2021, 169 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.

CSUSM Computer Science Degrees Available

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

CSUSM Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSM 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 CSUSM 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 68
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 145
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 210
Best Computer Science Schools 252

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in compsci from CSUSM. This makes it the #72 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUSM CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $58,962. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

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CompSci Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 169 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUSM, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 48
White 64
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

CSUSM Computer Science Master’s Program

42% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students earned a master's degree in compsci from CSUSM. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 - San Marcos.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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