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Computer Science at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 152 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.

Cal State LA Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Cal State LA 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 Cal State LA 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 70
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 92
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 100
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 111
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 131
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Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 169
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 172
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 195
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 240
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 265
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 269
283
Best General Computer Science Schools 321
334

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Cal State LA. This makes it the #101 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer science program at Cal State LA awarded 152 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 51
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 67
White 10
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Cal State LA Computer Science Master’s Program

43% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 2
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Cal State LA 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 University - Los Angeles.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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