by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Computer Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of California - Santa Barbara. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in CE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
With a software engineering degree, you'll learn the fundamental concepts and principles – a systematic approach used to develop software on time, on budget and within specifications – throughout your online college classes at SNHU.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UCSB was ranked #41 on College Factual's Best Schools for CE list. It is also ranked #7 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCSB.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,964 | $2,964 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,259 | $1,259 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,903 | $15,903 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,381 | $5,381 |
Learn more about UCSB tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. CE students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCSB took out an average of $21,500 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $25,424.
The median early career salary of CE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCSB is $82,123 per year. That is 23% higher than the national average of $67,013.
Online degrees for the UCSB CE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCSB Online Learning page.
About 23.6% of the students who received their BS in CE in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in CE at UCSB in 2019-2020, 56.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 21 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Computer Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Computer Engineering | 55 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 54 |
| Electrical Engineering | 52 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 88 |
*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.
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