Computer & Information Sciences at San Diego Mesa College

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at San Diego Mesa College stacks up to those at other schools.

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and approximately 20,693 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

San Diego Mesa College Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

San Diego Mesa College Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at San Diego Mesa College.

San Diego Mesa College Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at San Diego Mesa College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego Mesa College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at San Diego Mesa College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego Mesa College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	14
Computer Software & Applications	12
Computer Science	11

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Communications Technologies & Support

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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 San Diego Mesa College.

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 User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930

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.