Computer & Information Sciences at Fort Hays State University

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

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033. In 2021, 200 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from FHSU.

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.

FHSU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at FHSU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FHSU offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FHSU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how FHSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at FHSU 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 Computer & Information Sciences Schools	260
	502

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from FHSU. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	76
International Students	95
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Programming	154
Information Science	46

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• 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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Computer User Support Specialists	7,420	$45,360
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	5,820	$75,940
Software Applications Developers	5,570	$85,380
Computer Systems Analysts	4,810	$78,520
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,010	$119,050

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.