Computer Science at Brooklyn College

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Brooklyn College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Brooklyn College.

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.

Brooklyn College Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Brooklyn College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 compsci major at Brooklyn College 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	137
	152
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	196
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	198
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	201
	245
	294
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Best Value Computer Science Schools	354
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	381
Best Computer Science Schools	402
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	551
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	647
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	743

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Brooklyn College. This makes it the #138 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

CompSci Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Brooklyn College.

Brooklyn College Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Brooklyn College since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in compsci.

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

Brooklyn College Computer Science Master’s Program

The compsci program at Brooklyn College awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

Of the students who received a compsci master's degree from Brooklyn College, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brooklyn College with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brooklyn College 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

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brooklyn College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	23

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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 Gabriel Liendo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.