Computer Science at University of California - Los Angeles

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCLA Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UCLA Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at UCLA 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.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	171
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	58
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

UCLA Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	103
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer 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 University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	504

Related Majors

• Information Science

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.