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Computer Science at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In 2021, 230 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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.

San Jose State Computer Science Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at San Jose State 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 computer science major at San Jose State 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 45
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 54
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 57
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 61
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Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 102
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 107
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 139
139
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 149
181
Best General Computer Science Schools 182
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 229
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 237

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in computer science from San Jose State. This makes it the #62 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 230 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 98
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 36
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

San Jose State Computer Science Master’s Program

40% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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In the computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

San Jose State 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 Jose 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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