Computer Science at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year.

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.

UL Lafayette Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UL Lafayette

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UL Lafayette does offer online education options in computer science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UL Lafayette Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at UL Lafayette 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at UL Lafayette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UL Lafayette Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	9
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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Computer Programmers	2,150	$77,450
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,870	$112,860
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,320	$55,650
Systems Software Developers	1,300	$76,200

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.