Computer & Information Sciences at Boston College

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every computer & information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer & information sciences program at Boston College stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Boston College Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Boston College Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Boston College.

Boston College Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

31% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston College since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	100
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Boston College Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

25% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer & information sciences master's degree from Boston College, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	128
Information Science	102
Information Technology	25

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510

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
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