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Computer & Information Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

Computer & Information Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a computer & information sciences school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer & information sciences program.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UPenn Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UPenn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at University of Pennsylvania.

UPenn Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

37% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a master's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 263
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 148
International Students 474
Other Races/Ethnicities 45

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & 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 University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 382
Computer Science 91
Computer Software & Applications 19

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers 28,260 $96,370
Computer User Support Specialists 22,790 $52,370
Computer Systems Analysts 21,910 $95,990
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,070 $146,860

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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