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Computer & Information Sciences at College of Southern Maryland

Computer & Information Sciences at College of Southern Maryland

If you plan to study computer & information sciences, take a look at what College of Southern Maryland has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSM is located in La Plata, Maryland and has a total student population of 6,164.

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.

CSM 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

Online Classes Are Available at CSM

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? CSM offers distance education options for computer & information sciences at the following degree levels:

CSM Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at CSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at College of Southern Maryland.

CSM Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

18% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of computer & information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer & information sciences graduates 14% 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 Southern Maryland with a associate's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences 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 College of Southern Maryland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology 37
Computer Information Systems 30
Computer Programming 2

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 MD, the home state for College of Southern Maryland.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Computer Systems Analysts 18,340 $97,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 16,220 $108,190
Systems Software Developers 15,430 $119,860
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Computer Workers 13,720 $113,330

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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