Computer Science at Pitzer College

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 Pitzer College stacks up to those at other schools.

Pitzer is located in Claremont, California and approximately 922 students attend the school each year. Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pitzer College in 2021, 5 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.

Pitzer Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Pitzer Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Pitzer 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 Pitzer 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 Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	239
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	326
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	704

Computer Science Student Demographics at Pitzer

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Pitzer College.

Pitzer Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Pitzer. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Pitzer are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Pitzer College with a bachelor's in computer science.

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

Pitzer 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 Pitzer College.

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 Coolcaesar under License

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