Computer & Information Sciences at College of DuPage

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if College of DuPage is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and approximately 21,010 students attend the school each year.

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.

COD Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

COD Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

COD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	69
International Students	7
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of DuPage. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Programming	42
Data Entry	42
Computer Systems Networking	40
Information Technology	25

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering
• Engineering Technologies
• Communications Technologies & Support

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.