Computer Science at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year. Of the 956 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roger Williams University in 2021, 19 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.

RWU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

RWU Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how RWU performed in these rankings.

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 RWU 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 Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	342

CompSci Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RWU, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at RWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Software Applications Developers	1,840	$96,850
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,100	$56,400

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.