Computer Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - Baltimore County is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 275 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from UMBC.

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.

UMBC Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UMBC Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at UMBC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	35
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	36
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
	50
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	54
	59
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	69
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Best General Computer Science Schools	120
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
	126
	148
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	176

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UMBC. This makes it the #52 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UMBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

UMBC Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 275 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMBC, about 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at UMBC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	143
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UMBC Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 70 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from UMBC in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMBC also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 9 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer Network Support Specialists	8,130	$73,360

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.