Computer Science at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In 2021, 537 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UCSD Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UCSD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at UCSD 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	7
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	9
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
	17
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
	24
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	32
	35
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Computer Science Schools	37
	46
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	54
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Value Computer Science Schools	150
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156

In 2021, 308 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UCSD. This makes it the #8 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSD CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $87,738. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 39% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	241
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	93
International Students	118
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

UCSD Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 308 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from UCSD. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	29
International Students	228
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at University of California - San Diego. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	868

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.