Computer Science at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. Of the 15,591 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 331 of them were computer science majors.

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.

SNHU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in CompSci
• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SNHU does offer online education options in compsci for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SNHU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at SNHU 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 SNHU 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
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
	186
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	524

CompSci Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU Computer Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of compsci associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in compsci at SNHU are white. Around 57% 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SNHU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 331 students earned a bachelor's degree in compsci from SNHU. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	224
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

SNHU also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 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 and Information Systems Managers	2,450	$147,440
Systems Software Developers	1,510	$126,790
Computer Programmers	1,350	$75,680
Computer Workers	1,010	$112,440

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.