Computer Science at Northcentral University

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Northcentral University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

Northcentral University is located in San Diego, California and approximately 12,471 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northcentral University Computer Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Online Classes Are Available at Northcentral University

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.

Northcentral University does offer online education options in compsci for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Northcentral University Computer Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Northcentral University

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

Northcentral University Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in compsci from Northcentral University. About 13% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Data Processing
• 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 Northcentral University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.