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Computer & Information Sciences at Macalester College

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Computer & Information Sciences at Macalester College

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what Macalester College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 2,049 students attend the school each year. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in 2021, 47 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.

Macalester Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Macalester Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Macalester 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 Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45
67
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 99
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools 387
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 446
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 524
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools 900

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Macalester. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Macalester since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 16
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Macalester also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at Macalester College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Macalester College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 47

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers 19,970 $96,750
Computer Systems Analysts 18,710 $92,920
Computer User Support Specialists 12,910 $55,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9,510 $143,300
Managers 9,350 $128,590

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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