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Computer Science at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 342 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from UCLA.

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.

UCLA Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UCLA Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UCLA 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 11
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 21
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 21
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 26
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 36
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 97
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 188
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 214

In 2021, 135 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UCLA. This makes it the #26 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer science program at UCLA awarded 342 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 76% of these degrees went to men with the other 24% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 164
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 48
International Students 93
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

UCLA Computer Science Master’s Program

17% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 78
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 27 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 - Los Angeles.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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