Computer & Information Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 382 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UIUC.

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.

UIUC 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

UIUC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UIUC 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.

In 2021, 910 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UIUC. This makes it the #9 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 67 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	154
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	97
International Students	96
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UIUC Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 910 students who graduated with a master’s in computer and information sciences from UIUC in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	102
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	322
International Students	350
Other Races/Ethnicities	80

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 67 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	901
Information Science	388
Computer Information Systems	70

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

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