Computer Science at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 295 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Computer Science Degrees Available

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

SDSU Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how SDSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at SDSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58

In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in compsci from SDSU. This makes it the #46 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $62,997. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 295 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from SDSU in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	59
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

SDSU Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 compsci majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Technology

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 San Diego State 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
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.