General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno

If you are interested in studying general computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Nevada - Reno. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from UNR.

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.

UNR General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNR General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at UNR compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UNR 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	93
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	95
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	115
	122
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	138
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	151
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Best General Computer Science Schools	198
	219
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	238
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
	291
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	404

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UNR. This makes it the #115 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 77 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from UNR in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	37
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNR General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at UNR awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNR also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Computer Workers	2,600	$72,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,830	$134,840
Computer Systems Analysts	1,750	$80,580
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,500	$84,330
Computer Network Architects	640	$104,350

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 delamare under License

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