Computer science at UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara graduates about 162 computer science majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 115th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 78 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 88% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $149,000 four years out, 1.39× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Where computer science happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Military Science, Engineering Science, Marine Science Institute, BioEngineering, Social Sciences and Media Studies, Physical Sciences North, Physical Sciences South, BioScience Annex, Life Sciences, Ocean Science Education, Marine Science Research Building, Engineering II.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 125 · Student housing 31 · Dorm 25 · Athletics 10 · Arts 7 · Dining 5.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at UC Santa Barbara
- Communications & media 87 · #34
- Sociology & anthropology 86 · #49
- Environmental science 85 · #41
- Economics 84 · #69
- English & writing 83 · #59
- Political science & IR 82 · #83
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Santa Barbara with every school we score in computer science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.
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