Computer Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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 Boston Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at UMass Boston 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston 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 9% 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 - Boston with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	25
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMass Boston Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts - Boston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	108

Related Majors

• Information Science
• 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 - Boston.

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 Daderot under License

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