Computer Science at Furman University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 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.

Furman Computer Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Furman Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Furman 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.

CompSci Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Furman since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Furman University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Furman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	17

Information Science

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Computer Programmers	3,060	$81,940
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,590	$54,530
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250

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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