Computer Science at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 11,741. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from University of Rochester.

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.

University of Rochester Computer Science Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how University of Rochester 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 University of Rochester 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	23
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
	26
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	32
	36
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
	44
Best General Computer Science Schools	50
	63
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	77
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	98
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	137
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	153
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	320

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in computer science from University of Rochester. This makes it the #78 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 118 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Rochester, about 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Rochester since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rochester with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

University of Rochester Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students earned a master's degree in computer science from University of Rochester. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Rochester also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 11 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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.