Computer Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 9,053 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from UH Clear Lake.

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.

UH Clear Lake Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UH Clear Lake Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UH Clear Lake 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 computer science major at UH Clear Lake 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 Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	126
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	141
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	153
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Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	178
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Best General Computer Science Schools	262
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In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UH Clear Lake. This makes it the #81 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at University of Houston - Clear Lake.

UH Clear Lake Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science from UH Clear Lake in 2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

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 Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH Clear Lake Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a master's degree in computer science from UH Clear Lake. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Clear Lake also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Programmers	20,960	$91,970

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 WhisperToMe under License

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