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.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science 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.

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.

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

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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	123
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	166
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

UNC Chapel Hill Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 9% went to 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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	461

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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