Computer Software & Applications at Laurus College

If you are interested in studying computer software and applications, you may want to check out the program at Laurus College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Laurus College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 897 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 computer software majors received their bachelor's degree from Laurus College.

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

Laurus College Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer Software
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software

Online Classes Are Available at Laurus College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Laurus College offers distance education options for computer software at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Laurus College Computer Software & Applications Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer software programs across the country. The following shows how Laurus College performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer software major at Laurus College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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 Focused Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools	41
	42
Most Popular Online Computer Software Applications Schools	44
	46
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Schools	58
Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools	80
Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
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Best Computer Software Applications Schools	154
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools	160
Best Value Computer Software Applications Schools	246
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools	338

Computer Software Student Demographics at Laurus College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer software majors at Laurus College.

Laurus College Computer Software & Applications Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of computer software associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Laurus College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer software graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Laurus College with a associate's in computer software.

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

Laurus College Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer software from Laurus College in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer software bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Laurus College with a bachelor's in computer software.

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

Laurus College also has a doctoral program available in computer software. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Laurus College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Web Developers	20,170	$86,160
Database Administrators	10,970	$100,890

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.