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Computer Science at Boston University

Computer Science at Boston University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 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.

Boston U Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Boston U Computer Science Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Boston University.

Boston U Computer Science Master’s Program

22% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 184
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,820 $156,620
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Computer Programmers 4,420 $95,380

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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