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Computer & Information Sciences at University of California - San Diego

Computer & Information Sciences at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCSD Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCSD Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UCSD 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.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 362
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 93
International Students 175
Other Races/Ethnicities 48

UCSD Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

26% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 79
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 56
International Students 397
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at University of California - San Diego. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 868
Computer Information Systems 240
Information Technology 38

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 - San Diego.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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