Computer Science at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 797 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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.

UC Berkeley Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UC Berkeley 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 compsci major at UC Berkeley 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #197 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 51 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Berkeley CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $125,250. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 98% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 797 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	428
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	105
International Students	144
Other Races/Ethnicities	96

UC Berkeley Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 51 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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