General Computer & Information Sciences at South Texas College

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general computer & information sciences, you may want to check out the program at South Texas College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

South Texas College General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at South Texas College

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, South Texas College does offer online courses in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

South Texas College General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at South Texas College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at South Texas College

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

South Texas College General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

39% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Texas College General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

23% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 South Texas College with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Computer and 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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Network Architects	12,560	$119,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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