Computer Science at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,411 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Berkeley in 2021, 797 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.

UC Berkeley Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science 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 General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	5
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
	6
	9
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
	10
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	10
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best General Computer Science Schools	12
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	78
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	82
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	197
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	252

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

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 797 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical computer science 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 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 of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in computer science.

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

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the computer science 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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 51 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 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

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