Computer Science at Governors State University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Governors State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. Of the 796 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2021, 43 of them were computer science majors.

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.

GSU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

GSU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at GSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at GSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Best Value Computer Science Schools	223
	349
Best Computer Science Schools	373

In 2021, 77 students received their master’s degree in compsci from GSU. This makes it the #50 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from GSU Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $39,670. This is less than $63,247, which is the national average of all compsci majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CompSci Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in compsci from GSU. About 9% of these graduates were women and the other 91% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

GSU Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from GSU. About 66% were men and 34% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.