Computational Science at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in computational science from UT Austin.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computational Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Computational Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computational Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Science
• Master’s Degree in Computational Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computational Science

UT Austin Computational Science Rankings

The computational science major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computational Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Computational Science Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computational science majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Computational Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computational science bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computational science at UT Austin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computational science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in computational science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin Computational Science Master’s Program

The computational science program at UT Austin awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 95% of these degrees went to men with the other 5% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in computational science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in computational science. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computational Science

Computational Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Computational Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computational 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Professors	3,510	$61,660
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.