Computer & Information Sciences at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2021, 162 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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.

Lehigh Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Lehigh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 and information sciences major at Lehigh 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 Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
	126
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	318
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	418

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Lehigh. This makes it the #401 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #169 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Lehigh. About 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	81
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Lehigh Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from Lehigh. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 2 students 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 Lehigh University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	118
Computer Information Systems	59

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.