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Computer Science at College of San Mateo

Computer Science at College of San Mateo

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what College of San Mateo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSM is located in San Mateo, California and has a total student population of 7,494.

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.

CSM Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at CSM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CSM does offer online courses in computer science for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

CSM Computer Science Rankings

Computer Science Student Demographics at CSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at College of San Mateo.

CSM Computer Science Associate’s Program

12% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of computer science associate's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

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CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer science graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of San Mateo with a associate's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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 College of San Mateo.

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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