Computer Science at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and approximately 30,014 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 270 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Cal Poly Pomona.

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.

Cal Poly Pomona Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly Pomona Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Cal Poly Pomona 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 science major at Cal Poly Pomona 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	51
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	109
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	110
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	112
	122
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	133
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	177
Best General Computer Science Schools	190
	234
	276

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Cal Poly Pomona. This makes it the #111 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The computer science program at Cal Poly Pomona awarded 270 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	118
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	47
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Cal Poly Pomona Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

In the computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student 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 CA, the home state for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

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 Victorrocha under License

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