Computer & Information Sciences at Rust College

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

Rust College is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi and has a total student population of 623. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Rust College.

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.

Rust College Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Rust College Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Rust College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Rust College 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	356
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	993
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,887

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Rust College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Rust College.

Rust College Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from Rust College in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Rust College since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rust College with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rust College also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rust College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	9

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 MS, the home state for Rust College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer User Support Specialists	2,490	$46,670
Computer Systems Analysts	2,010	$66,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Data Entry Keyers	1,180	$31,220

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 Fredlyfish4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.