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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. In 2021, 231 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Pitt.

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
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Pitt. This makes it the #146 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Pitt Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $67,837. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

15% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 231 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Pitt in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

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About 70% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 162
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Pitt Computer Science Master’s Program

6% Women
Of the 18 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pitt, about 94% were men and 6% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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