Computer Science at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what California State University - Northridge has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. Of the 364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 214 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.

CSUN Computer Science Degrees Available

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

CSUN Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at CSUN 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 CSUN 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	49
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	73
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	93
	110
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	135
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	153
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	166
	172
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
	217
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	232
Best General Computer Science Schools	245
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	363

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in computer science from CSUN. This makes it the #167 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 214 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	61
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

CSUN Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 computer science majors earned their master's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSUN 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.