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Computer Science at California State University - San Marcos

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Computer Science at California State University - San Marcos

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at California State University - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from CSUSM.

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.

CSUSM Computer Science Degrees Available

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

CSUSM Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSM 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 CSUSM 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 68
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 71
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 78
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 82
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 89
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 95
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 145
148
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 155
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 210
237
Best General Computer Science Schools 252
285

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in computer science from CSUSM. This makes it the #72 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from CSUSM. About 84% were men and 16% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 48
White 64
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

CSUSM Computer Science Master’s Program

42% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a master's degree in computer science from CSUSM. About 58% were men and 42% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CSUSM 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 - San Marcos.

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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