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Computer Science at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 308 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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.

UCSD Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci
  • Doctorate Degree in CompSci

UCSD Computer Science Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Computer Science Master’s Program

27% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 308 students earned a master's degree in compsci from UCSD. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men.

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In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 16% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 29
International Students 228
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

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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