Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at UMass Amherst 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	141
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	162
International Students	126
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

UMass Amherst Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	224
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	550

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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 Lion Hirth under License

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