Computer & Information Sciences at SUNY Empire State College

Every computer & information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer & information sciences program at SUNY Empire State College stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 10,724 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY Empire Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

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.

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

Master’s Degree

SUNY Empire Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

38% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% women graduate in computer & information sciences each year. SUNY Empire does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 11% more women than average.

In the computer & information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at SUNY Empire State College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Empire State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	6

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940

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
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