Computer Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities stacks up to those at other schools.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at UMN Twin Cities 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 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	134
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	278
International Students	101
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	645

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Systems Analysis

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers	19,970	$96,750
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460
Computer Workers	6,200	$81,650
Computer Programmers	4,520	$86,710

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.