Computer & Information Sciences at Columbia College

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

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 8,347 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in 2021, 36 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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.

Columbia College Missouri Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Columbia College Missouri Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Columbia College Missouri compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Columbia College Missouri is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	237
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	353
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools	367
	450
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	525
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	719
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	820
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,730

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

Columbia College Missouri does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Columbia College Missouri Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia College Missouri also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and 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 Columbia College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	48
Computer Science	13
Information Technology	1

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Software Applications Developers	15,380	$93,880
Computer User Support Specialists	13,140	$47,600
Computer Systems Analysts	12,570	$83,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,620	$82,160
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610

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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