Computer Science at California State University - East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and approximately 16,253 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 202 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Cal State East Bay.

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 State East Bay Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Cal State East Bay Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Cal State East Bay 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 compsci major at Cal State East Bay 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 Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	58
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	86
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
	146
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	161
Best Value Computer Science Schools	166
	230
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
	279
Best Computer Science Schools	288

In 2021, 78 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Cal State East Bay. This makes it the #48 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State East Bay CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State East Bay is $59,738. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at California State University - East Bay.

Cal State East Bay Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 202 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State East Bay, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - East Bay with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	89
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	38
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Cal State East Bay Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students earned a master's degree in compsci from Cal State East Bay. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - East Bay with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal State East Bay also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at California State University - East Bay. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - East Bay. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	280

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 University - East Bay.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.