Computer Science at Simpson College

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

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and approximately 1,267 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Simpson College.

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.

Simpson College Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Simpson College Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Simpson College 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 Simpson College 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 Focused Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
	96
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484

CompSci Student Demographics at Simpson College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Simpson College.

Simpson College Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at Simpson College awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Simpson College since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Simpson College 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 Simpson College with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Simpson College 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

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 IA, the home state for Simpson College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,420	$55,690
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810

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 GrandpaDave under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.