Computer Science at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 171 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UCSB Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how UCSB performed in these rankings.

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 computer science major at UCSB 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
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
	22
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
	29
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	34
	40
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	50
Best General Computer Science Schools	51
	56
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	79
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	105
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	187
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	212
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	245

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UCSB. This makes it the #106 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from UCSB. About 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	31
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UCSB Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 computer science majors earned their master's degree from UCSB. Of these graduates, 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 - Santa Barbara with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 16 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.