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. In 2021, 135 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how UNLV performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Schools	256
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	299

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UNLV. This makes it the #149 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from UNLV Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $54,877. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from UNLV. About 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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	38
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	39
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UNLV Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 17 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNLV, about 53% were men and 47% were 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.