Computer & Information Sciences at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 1,013 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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.

UC Irvine Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UC Irvine 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	124
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	245

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UC Irvine. This makes it the #72 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	491
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	123
International Students	212
Other Races/Ethnicities	75

UC Irvine Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from UC Irvine. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Irvine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	1,007
Computer Information Systems	134
Computer Software & Applications	70
Computer Systems Networking	20

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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 User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.