Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 416 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill 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 Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
	87
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	196

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #97 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $74,162. This is 17% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 416 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	192
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 compsci majors earned their master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Science

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760
Computer Programmers	6,210	$94,570
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650

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 Marchmain05 under License

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