Computer Science at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

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 Science section at the bottom of this page.

UNLV Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UNLV Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at UNLV 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	39
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UNLV Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better 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 master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. 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

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Data Processing

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Software Applications Developers	3,900	$105,640
Computer Workers	2,600	$72,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,830	$134,840
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,660	$58,380
Systems Software Developers	1,050	$100,510

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 Stan Shebs under License

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