Computer Science at Sonoma State University

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

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in 2021, 53 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.

SSU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

SSU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at SSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at SSU 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
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	187
	203
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	218
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
	249
Best General Computer Science Schools	272
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	294

Computer Science Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from SSU in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at SSU 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	28
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

SSU 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 Sonoma 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 Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.