Computer Science at University of California - Davis

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 - Davis stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 360 computer science 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 Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

UC Davis Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how UC Davis 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 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	26
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	165

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

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical computer science 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 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in computer science.

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 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from UC Davis in 2020-2021, 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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 12 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 - 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.