Computer Science at Boston University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. Of the 220 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 2021, 220 of them were computer science majors.

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.

Boston U Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Boston U Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	27
	29
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	40
	40
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
	76
Best General Computer Science Schools	77
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	176
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	200
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	302
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	379

In 2021, 188 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Boston U. This makes it the #19 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 220 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Boston U in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	51
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Boston U Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 188 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from Boston U in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	134
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Boston University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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