General Computer & Information Sciences at Alcorn State University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Alcorn State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year.

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.

Alcorn State General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Alcorn State General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Alcorn State 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.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of computer and information sciences master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

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 MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer Systems Analysts	2,010	$66,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Computer Workers	670	$81,280
Database Administrators	400	$75,020

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 Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.