Computer Science at The University of Texas at Arlington

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what The University of Texas at Arlington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and approximately 48,072 students attend the school each year. Of the 441 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2021, 181 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.

UT Arlington Computer Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CompSci (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

UT Arlington Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how UT Arlington performed in these rankings.

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 compsci major at UT Arlington 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
	5
Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools	6
Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools	9
Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools	17
Most Focused Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools	21
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	92
	108
	145
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
Best Computer Science Schools	173
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Best Value Computer Science Schools	249
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	411
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	521

Earnings of UT Arlington CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $71,876. This is 14% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UT Arlington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at The University of Texas at Arlington.

UT Arlington Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 181 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UT Arlington in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	34
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Arlington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	181

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 The University of Texas at Arlington.

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.