Computer Science at Texas 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 Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 257 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Texas 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.

Texas State Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Texas State Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Texas State 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 Texas 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	45
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	64
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	84
	85
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	126
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	133
	149
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	183
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	194
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
	238
Best General Computer Science Schools	241
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In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Texas State. This makes it the #58 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #103 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	114
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Texas State Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students graduated with a master's degree in computer science from Texas State. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 1 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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Programmers	20,960	$91,970

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.