Computer Programming at DePaul University

What traits are you looking for in a programming school? To help you decide if DePaul University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's programming program.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 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.

DePaul Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Programming
• Master’s Degree in Programming

DePaul Computer Programming Rankings

The programming major at DePaul is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Programming. 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.

Programming Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Computer Programming Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of programming bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its programming bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	64
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

DePaul Computer Programming Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of programming master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a master's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	38
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming 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 DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	274
Computer Game Programming	12

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science

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 DePaul University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Just under License

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