Computer & Information Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 514 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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.

UIC Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

UIC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UIC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UIC 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 Focused Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189

In 2021, 213 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UIC. This makes it the #62 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #74 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	185
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	121
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

UIC Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at UIC awarded 213 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	186
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	501
Information Science	156
Computer Systems Analysis	82

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.