Computer Science at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,846 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Davis in 2021, 360 of them were computer science majors.

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 Davis Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UC Davis 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 Davis 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	36

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UC Davis. This makes it the #51 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 360 students earned a bachelor's degree in compsci from UC Davis. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	135
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	77
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UC Davis Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from UC Davis in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.