Computer Science at College of the Holy Cross

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,970 students attend the school each year.

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.

Holy Cross Computer Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Holy Cross Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

27% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Holy Cross are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
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 College of the Holy Cross. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	17

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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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