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Computer Science at Princeton University

Computer Science at Princeton University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Princeton University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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.

Princeton Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Princeton Computer Science Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Computer Science Master’s Program

35% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 12
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers 46,930 $107,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers 14,280 $176,690
Computer Programmers 9,930 $85,750
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210
Systems Software Developers 8,960 $123,370

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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