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Computer Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Computer Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 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.

UMass Lowell Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at UMass Lowell 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 UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 - Lowell with a bachelor's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 51
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 91
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

UMass Lowell Computer Science Master’s Program

31% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 230

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 - Lowell.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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