Computer Science at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 191 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from UCR.

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.

UCR Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UCR Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UCR 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 UCR 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	9
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	46
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	72
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Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	93
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	131
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	133
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
	157
Best General Computer Science Schools	183
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
	260
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
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Best Value General Computer Science Schools	325

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UCR. This makes it the #36 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 191 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from UCR. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	85
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	28
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCR Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 97 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from UCR in 2020-2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 28 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.