Computer Science
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Computer Science degree recipients are New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, and San Diego, CA. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Computer Science degree recipients are Fairfield, IA, Lacey, WA, and Hoboken, NJ. The most common degree awarded to students studying Computer Science is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Computer Science and the types of students that study this field. University of Southern California awards the most degrees in Computer Science in the US, but San Francisco Bay University and Maharishi International University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Computer Science.
Tuition costs for Computer Science majors are, on average, $6,998 for in-state public colleges, and $35,970 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Computer Science programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (438 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (36,042 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Computer Science, is Public, 4-year or above (36,042 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Computer Science programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of Southern California has the most Computer Science degree recipients, with 1,386 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Computer Science.
Out of all institutions that offer Computer Science programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, San Francisco Bay University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Computer Science, with 76.5%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Computer Science by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Computer Science.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors is $109,805 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Computer occupations, all other, and Computer & information systems managers.
The industry that employs the most Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors is Computer Systems Design, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The average salary for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors is $109,805 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Computer occupations, all other, and Computer & information systems managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors, by number of employees, are Software developers, Computer occupations, all other, and Computer & information systems managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors working as Computer and information research scientists, Software developers, and Computer programmers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors are Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Architectural & engineering managers.
The number of Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.23%, from 2.06M in 2020 to 2.19M in 2021.
The largest single share of Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services graduates go on to work as Software developers (22%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Management, scientific & technical consulting services.
The highest paying industries of Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Other consumer goods rental, and Software publishing.
The number of Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.23%, from 2.06M in 2020 to 2.19M in 2021.
The industry which employs the most Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services graduates by share is Computer Systems Design, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services is 40.7.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (20,504 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 39 and 38 years old, which represent 3.35% and 3.32% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Computer Science are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Computer Science.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Computer Science for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Computer Science.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in India that hold Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services degrees (5.16 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (249,927 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Computer Science field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Computer Science majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Computer Science majors need more than the average amount of Programming, Technology Design, Mathematics, Installation, Systems Analysis, Active Learning, Systems Evaluation, Operations Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Instructing, Equipment Selection, Service Orientation, Coordination, Management of Financial Resources, Persuasion, Monitoring, Science, Time Management, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Social Perceptiveness, Management of Material Resources, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, Repairing, and Troubleshooting.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Computer Science majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Programming is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Monitoring, Coordination, Instructing, Time Management, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Programming, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Operations Analysis, Science, Technology Design, Management of Financial Resources, Operation Monitoring, Management of Material Resources, Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Installation, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.
