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Computer & Information Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue offers distance education options for computer & information sciences at the following degree levels:

Purdue Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Purdue 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.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

26% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	282
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	418
International Students	198
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Purdue Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

28% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	139
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	572
Computer Software & Applications	250
Computer Information Systems	249

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Computer User Support Specialists	10,270	$46,990
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Computer Systems Analysts	9,760	$79,750
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6,710	$75,500

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
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