Computer Science at Pacific University

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

Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and approximately 3,808 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Pacific.

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.

Pacific Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Pacific Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Pacific 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 compsci major at Pacific 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	498
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	546
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	619

CompSci Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from Pacific. About 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Pacific since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Pacific are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pacific University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pacific 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	12

Related Majors

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 OR, the home state for Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Software Applications Developers	15,610	$101,940
Computer Workers	6,000	$79,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,370	$129,680
Computer Programmers	2,570	$79,470
Systems Software Developers	2,560	$104,760

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.