Computer Science at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Portland State University 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.

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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Portland State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	85
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Portland State University Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	302

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Information Technology
• Computer Software & Applications

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Software Applications Developers	15,610	$101,940
Computer Workers	6,000	$79,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,370	$129,680
Computer Programmers	2,570	$79,470
Systems Software Developers	2,560	$104,760

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 Visitor7 under License

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