Computer Software & Applications at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. Of the 582 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 64 of them were computer software and applications majors.

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

UH Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software

UH Computer Software & Applications Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer software progam at UH 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 software major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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 Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools	55
	60
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Computer Software Applications Schools	124
Best Value Computer Software Applications Schools	161
	168
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Schools	296

Earnings of UH Computer Software Graduates

The median salary of computer software students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $32,237. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $35,512 for all computer software students.

Computer Software Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 computer software majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical computer software bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer software 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 with a bachelor's in computer software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH also has a doctoral program available in computer software. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

Computer Software & Applications majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Graphics	64

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Analysis
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Programmers	20,960	$91,970
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Database Administrators	11,020	$95,470
Web Developers	7,830	$74,250

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.