Computer Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - Baltimore County is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 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.

UMBC Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UMBC Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at UMBC 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UMBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

UMBC Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	80
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	144
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

UMBC Computer Science Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	130
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	354

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer Network Support Specialists	8,130	$73,360

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 Tim Menzies under License

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