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Computer & Information Sciences at Carleton College

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Computer & Information Sciences at Carleton College

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what Carleton College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 1,940. Of the 517 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College in 2021, 54 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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.

Carleton Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Carleton Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Carleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Carleton 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 56
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
206
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools 264
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 410

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Carleton

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

Carleton Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 54 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Carleton in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Carleton since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Carleton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 32
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Carleton also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carleton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 54

Careers That Computer & 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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers 19,970 $96,750
Computer Systems Analysts 18,710 $92,920
Computer User Support Specialists 12,910 $55,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9,510 $143,300
Managers 9,350 $128,590

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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