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Computer & Information Sciences at Governors State University

Computer & Information Sciences at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650.

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.

GSU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

GSU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at GSU 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.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences at GSU 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 31
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

GSU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

24% Women
2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 158
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Governors State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 120
Computer Information Systems 39

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Computer Systems Analysts 28,130 $89,370
Computer User Support Specialists 24,920 $53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570

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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