Computer Science at Clarkson University

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

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 4,025 students attend the school each year.

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

Clarkson Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Clarkson Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Clarkson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #95 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Clarkson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Clarkson University.

Clarkson Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

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

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clarkson Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

Of the students who received a compsci master's degree from Clarkson, 89% 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 Clarkson University with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science 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 Clarkson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	37

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Science

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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 RobinsonRP under License

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