Computer Science at Maharishi International University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Maharishi International University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MIU is located in Fairfield, Iowa and has a total student population of 2,015. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from MIU.

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.

MIU Computer Science Degrees Available

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

MIU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at MIU 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 compsci major at MIU 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 Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	3
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	54
	70
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	89
	100
	137
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	159
Best Computer Science Schools	185
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262
Best Value Computer Science Schools	283
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	525

In 2021, 289 students received their master’s degree in compsci from MIU. This makes it the #9 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

CompSci Student Demographics at MIU

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

MIU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MIU, about 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at MIU since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Maharishi International University with a bachelor's in compsci.

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

MIU Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	258
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Computer Programming

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 IA, the home state for Maharishi International University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,420	$55,690
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810

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 Wiki User: Keithbob under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.