Computer & Information Sciences at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 313 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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.

U of U Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at U of U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? U of U offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

U of U Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 313 students who graduated with a master’s in computer and information sciences from U of U in 2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	144
International Students	117
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Science	181
Computer Software & Applications	70
Computer Science	49
Computer Information Systems	35

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Computer User Support Specialists	9,440	$50,000
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Systems Software Developers	5,690	$106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.