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Computer Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Computer Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Southern Illinois University Carbondale is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

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.

SIUC Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

SIUC Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at SIUC 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

4% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 96% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SIUC Computer Science Master’s Program

29% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 44
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Programmers 11,350 $91,860

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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