General Computer & Information Sciences at Florida Atlantic University

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general computer & information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Florida Atlantic University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

FAU General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

FAU General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at FAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at FAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

17% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	61
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

FAU General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

20% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of computer and information sciences master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	13
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Computer and 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Computer Network Architects	10,280	$91,180

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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