Computer Science at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. Of the 1,013 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 822 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 Irvine Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UC Irvine 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 computer science major at UC Irvine 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	1
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	2
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	42
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	47
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
	63
Best General Computer Science Schools	67
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	78
	85
	129
	170
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	247

In 2021, 164 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UC Irvine. This makes it the #24 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 822 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	411
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	98
International Students	175
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

UC Irvine Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 164 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	107
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 21 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 - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

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