Computational Science at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219.

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.

Tufts Computational Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Science
• Master’s Degree in Computational Science

Tufts Computational Science Rankings

The computational science major at Tufts 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.

Computational Science Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Computational Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of computational science bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical computational science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in computational science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Tufts Computational Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of computational science master's degrees went to men and 51% 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 computational science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computational Science

Computational Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tufts University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computational Science	21

Related Majors

• Classical & Ancient Studies
• International Studies
• Cultural Studies & Analysis
• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
• Science, Technology & Society

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490

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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