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Computer Science at University of California - Santa Barbara

Computer Science at University of California - Santa Barbara

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Barbara is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UCSB Computer Science Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Computer Science Master’s Program

36% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Barbara.

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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