Computer Science at San Diego State University

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 San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 295 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Computer Science Degrees Available

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

SDSU Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how SDSU 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 SDSU 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	26
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	32
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	106
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	108
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Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	175
Best General Computer Science Schools	177
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In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in computer science from SDSU. This makes it the #46 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 295 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	59
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

SDSU Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 86 computer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SDSU 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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.