Computer Science at University of California - Davis

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if University of California - Davis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. In 2021, 360 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Davis.

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 Davis Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UC Davis 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 compsci major at UC Davis 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	17
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	26
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	165

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UC Davis. This makes it the #51 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 360 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from UC Davis in 2021, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	135
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	77
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UC Davis Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 72 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Davis, about 65% were men and 35% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	444

Related Majors

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 - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.