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Computer Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Computer Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at University of Massachusetts - Boston stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 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.

UMass Boston Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Computer Science Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Computer Science Master’s Program

28% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 35
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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

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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