Computer & Information Sciences at Suffolk University

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

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University in 2021, 70 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.

Suffolk Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Suffolk Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Suffolk 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 computer and information sciences major at Suffolk 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
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	694

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Suffolk. This is the #598 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 computer and information sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Suffolk. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Suffolk since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Suffolk 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

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Suffolk University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Science	52
Computer Science	18

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510

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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.