Computer Programming at College of DuPage

Every computer programming school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the programming program at College of DuPage stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Programming section at the bottom of this page.

COD Computer Programming Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Programming

COD Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Computer Programming Associate’s Program

30% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at COD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

COD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 6% 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 programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming 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
App Specific Computer Programming	42

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830
Web Developers	5,180	$74,420

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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