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Computer Science at East Carolina University

Computer Science at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 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.

ECU Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECU does offer online courses in computer science for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

ECU Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at ECU 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.

Computer Science Student Demographics at ECU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at East Carolina University.

ECU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 47
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

ECU Computer Science Master’s Program

45% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers 12,740 $142,330
Systems Software Developers 7,070 $105,760
Computer Programmers 6,210 $94,570
Computer Workers 5,940 $88,650

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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