Computer & Information Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Provo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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.

BYU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

BYU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of computer and information sciences master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from BYU, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	81
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	74
Computer Science	31
Computer Information Systems	5

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Systems Software Developers	5,690	$106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570

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 Mwilson3 under License

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