Computer & Information Sciences at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every computer & information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer & information sciences program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UNLV Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

UNLV Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UNLV is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #193 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	54
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

UNLV Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

36% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences 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 Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	152
Data Processing	59
Information Technology	44

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Software Applications Developers	3,900	$105,640
Computer User Support Specialists	3,830	$51,330
Computer Workers	2,600	$72,610
Graphic Designers	2,000	$49,330

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
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