Computer & Information Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 15,591 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 1,051 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

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.

SNHU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SNHU offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SNHU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how SNHU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at SNHU 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
Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	445

In 2021, 369 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from SNHU. This makes it the #34 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information sciences at SNHU are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	201
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

SNHU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,051 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from SNHU. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at SNHU 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 New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	714
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	105

SNHU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 369 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from SNHU in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	168
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

SNHU 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

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	1,272
Computer Science	338
Computer Software & Applications	156

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Software Applications Developers	6,540	$110,740
Computer User Support Specialists	3,190	$52,360
Computer Systems Analysts	2,510	$93,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,450	$147,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,380	$87,720

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

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