General Computer & Information Sciences at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Brown.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Brown General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Brown General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Brown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Brown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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
Best General Computer Science Schools	2
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	7
	9
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	67
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	177
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	177
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	179
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	237
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	484

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Brown. This is the #178 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from Brown in 2021, 68% were men and 33% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Brown also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Computer Systems Analysts	1,810	$99,470
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,800	$90,600
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Database Administrators	410	$92,410

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.