Computer Science at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 797 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from UC Berkeley.

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.

UC Berkeley Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

UC Berkeley Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UC Berkeley 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 compsci major at UC Berkeley 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 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
	5
	6
	9
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
	10
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	10
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Computer Science Schools	12
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	78
Best Value Computer Science Schools	82
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	197
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	252

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #197 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 51 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from UC Berkeley Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $125,250. This is 98% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	428
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	105
International Students	144
Other Races/Ethnicities	96

UC Berkeley Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in compsci from UC Berkeley. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 51 students 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 University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	856

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.