Computer Science at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 810 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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.

UMCP Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UMCP Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at UMCP 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 UMCP 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 Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	4
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
	13
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
	16
	18
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Best General Computer Science Schools	24
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
	27
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	51
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	120
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	129

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in computer science from UMCP. This makes it the #41 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 - College Park with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	277
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	291
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

UMCP Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 90 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from UMCP in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 29 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 - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

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