Computer Science at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 34,285 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.

Louisiana State University Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Louisiana State University Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at Louisiana State University 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Louisiana State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	89
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Louisiana State University Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in computer science.

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

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Computer Programmers	2,150	$77,450
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,870	$112,860
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,320	$55,650
Systems Software Developers	1,300	$76,200

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 Kkmurray under License

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