Computer & Information Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every computer & 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 & information sciences program at The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

24% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	235
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	110
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UT Austin Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

43% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	109
International Students	193
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	564
Information Science	132
Information Technology	1

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740

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
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