Computational Science at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a computational science school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computational science program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in computational science from UT Austin.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computational Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Computational Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computational Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Science
• Master’s Degree in Computational Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computational Science

UT Austin Computational Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computational science progam at UT Austin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computational science major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computational 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 Computational Science Basic Certificate Schools	1

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in computational science from UT Austin. This makes it the #13 most popular school for computational science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in computational science, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computational Science Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computational science majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Computational Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computational Science from UT Austin in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computational science at UT Austin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computational science 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 computational science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin Computational Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 computational science majors earned their master's degree from UT Austin. Of these graduates, 95% were men and 5% were 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 computational science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in computational science. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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Careers That Computational Science Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.