Computer Programming at Clemson University

If you are interested in studying computer programming, you may want to check out the program at Clemson University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and approximately 26,406 students attend the school each year.

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

Clemson Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Programming

Online Classes Are Available at Clemson

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Clemson offers distance education options for programming at the following degree levels:

Clemson Computer Programming Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Programming Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Computer Programming Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Programming from Clemson in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a programming master's degree from Clemson, 75% 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 Clemson University with a master's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Computer Programmers	3,060	$81,940
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,590	$54,530
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250
Web Developers	1,310	$77,950

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.