Computer Science at McNeese State University

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

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 7,284 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from McNeese State University in 2021, 39 of them were computer science majors.

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.

McNeese Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

McNeese Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at McNeese 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 compsci major at McNeese 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
Best Value Computer Science Schools	212
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	236
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	269
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	312
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How Much Do CompSci Graduates from McNeese Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at McNeese is $49,618. This is less than $63,247, which is the national average of all compsci majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CompSci Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.