Computer Science at Colby College

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155.

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.

Colby Computer Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Colby Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Colby 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.

CompSci Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci 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 Colby College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	43

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Software Applications Developers	2,270	$90,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,350	$124,130
Computer Workers	890	$79,790
Computer Programmers	780	$84,830
Computer Network Support Specialists	720	$63,800

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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