General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Central Florida

If you plan to study general computer and information sciences, take a look at what University of Central Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 410 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UCF.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UCF General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

UCF General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UCF 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 and information sciences major at UCF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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	5
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	15
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
	46
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	55
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Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	90
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	98
Best General Computer Science Schools	124
	130
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	146
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172
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Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	245

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UCF. This makes it the #21 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UCF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of Central Florida.

UCF General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 410 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from UCF in 2020-2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	201
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UCF General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 97 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCF, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCF also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 30 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Information Technology

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Computer Network Architects	10,280	$91,180

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.