Computer & Information Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study computer & information sciences, take a look at what University of California - Santa Barbara has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCSB Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UCSB 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

15% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	71
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	33
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UCSB Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

36% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences 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 - Santa Barbara. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	215

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 - Santa Barbara.

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
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