Computer Science at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year.

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.

Tufts Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Tufts Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Tufts 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	96
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Tufts Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Tufts University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tufts University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	237

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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 Magicpiano under License

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