Computer Science at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948. In 2021, 213 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Brown.

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.

Brown Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Brown Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Brown performed in these rankings.

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 Brown 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
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	2
	3
	3
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best General Computer Science Schools	4
	5
	6
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	26
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	44
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	129

In 2021, 95 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Brown. This makes it the #38 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 213 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Brown. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Brown University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	85
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Brown Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 95 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from Brown in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brown also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 11 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Software Applications Developers	1,840	$96,850
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,100	$56,400

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.