Computer & Information Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham

33% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563.

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.

UAB Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UAB Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UAB 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #193 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

16% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences at UAB are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	54
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UAB Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

30% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	196
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	98
Information Science	36
Information Technology	24

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Computer Programmers	7,750	$87,340
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Computer User Support Specialists	5,920	$49,120
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950

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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