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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 342 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from UCLA.

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
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 135 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UCLA. This makes it the #26 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

24% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 342 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from UCLA. About 76% were men and 24% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 164
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 48
International Students 93
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

UCLA Computer Science Master’s Program

17% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from UCLA. About 83% were men and 17% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 78
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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