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Computer Science at Portland State University

Computer Science at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Portland State University Computer Science Rankings

The computer science 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 computer science, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science.

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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

36% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a master'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 31
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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