Computer & Information Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

48% 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 Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UPenn Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UPenn 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% 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 UPenn since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	106
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	66
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UPenn Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

37% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	263
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	148
International Students	474
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	538
Computer Science	199
Computer Software & Applications	19

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860

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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