Computer Science at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 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.

Pitt Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Pitt Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Pitt 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Pitt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Pitt 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.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Pitt are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	126
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Pitt Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	258

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology
• Information Science

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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Computer Programmers	8,990	$85,800
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520

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 Crazypaco under License

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