Computer Science at University at Albany

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if University at Albany is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 150 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from UAlbany.

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.

UAlbany Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UAlbany 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 UAlbany 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	67
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	80
	82
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	86
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	109
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Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	156
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	158
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
	217
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
	265
Best General Computer Science Schools	265
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	283

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UAlbany. This makes it the #81 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The computer science program at UAlbany awarded 150 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	52
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAlbany Computer Science Master’s Program

The computer science program at UAlbany awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 6 students 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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
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