Computational Science at Marquette University

What traits are you looking for in a scientific computing school? To help you decide if Marquette University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's scientific computing program.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computational Science section at the bottom of this page.

Marquette Computational Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Scientific Computing

Marquette Computational Science Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in scientific computing. This makes the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Scientific Computing Student Demographics at Marquette

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the scientific computing majors at Marquette University.

Marquette Computational Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of scientific computing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% women graduate in scientific computing each year. Marquette does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 33% more women than average.

Of the students who received a scientific computing master's degree from Marquette, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Careers That Scientific Computing Grads May Go Into

A degree in scientific computing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Computer Workers	3,700	$74,600
Professors	2,770	$76,130
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110

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 scottfeldstein under License

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