Computer & Information Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas

If you are interested in studying computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at Dallas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. Of the 4,825 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 786 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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 Dallas Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

UT Dallas Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UT Dallas performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UT Dallas 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	32
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	76

In 2021, 849 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UT Dallas. This makes it the #11 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 786 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from UT Dallas in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Dallas since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	362
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	208
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

UT Dallas Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 849 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from UT Dallas. About 34% of these graduates were women and the other 66% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	84
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	61
International Students	660
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and 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 Dallas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	1,325
Information Science	395

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Dallas.

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
• Image Credit: By Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.