Computer Science at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Tufts.

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.

Tufts Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Tufts Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Tufts performed in these rankings.

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 Tufts 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
	2
Best General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Best Value General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	15
	16
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
	23
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	23
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
	26
Best General Computer Science Schools	31
	36
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	68
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	75
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	80
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	165
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	292

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Tufts. This makes it the #68 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 176 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Tufts in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	72
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Tufts Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 computer science majors earned their master's degree from Tufts. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tufts also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 7 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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 Magicpiano under License

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