Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Computer Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CompSci (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Purdue Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Purdue 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.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	230
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	165
International Students	138
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Purdue Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 19% 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	98
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	572

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Software & Applications

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Computer Programmers	5,010	$80,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,860	$124,490
Systems Software Developers	3,610	$90,850
Computer Workers	2,610	$79,310

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.