General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. Of the 264 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 156 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

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.

UPenn General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UPenn General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at UPenn 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 UPenn 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
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	3
	3
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	5
	5
Best General Computer Science Schools	6
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	10
	11
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	18
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	122
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	126
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247

In 2021, 278 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UPenn. This makes it the #10 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 156 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from UPenn. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	45
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UPenn General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 278 students who earned a master's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from UPenn in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	156
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UPenn also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Artificial Intelligence

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Computer Network Architects	7,120	$101,090

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.