Computer Science at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Sac State Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Sac State 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 Value General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	9
	13
Best General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	18
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	48
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	78
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	127
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	132
	132
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	137
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	182
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
	201
Best General Computer Science Schools	222
	246

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Sac State. This makes it the #71 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The computer science program at Sac State awarded 260 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	77
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Sac State Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from Sac State in 2021, 63% were men and 37% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Sac State 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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.