Computer Science at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,615.

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.

Tennessee State University Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at Tennessee State University 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.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Tennessee State University.

Tennessee State University Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Tennessee State University since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

In the computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	6
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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Software Applications Developers	5,870	$87,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,610	$118,660
Systems Software Developers	4,940	$92,700
Computer Workers	4,510	$74,000
Computer Programmers	4,090	$82,400

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 The Peep Holes under License

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