Computer Science at University of Chicago

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Chicago in 2021, 129 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.

UChicago Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

UChicago Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UChicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 compsci major at UChicago 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 Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
	62
	86

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UChicago. This makes it the #20 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UChicago CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UChicago is $93,918. This is 48% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 129 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UChicago in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	36
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UChicago Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from UChicago. About 81% were men and 19% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	86
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 21 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming
• Computer Systems Analysis

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.