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Computer & Information Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Computer & Information Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

What traits are you looking for in a computer & information sciences school? To help you decide if University of South Carolina - Columbia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer & information sciences program.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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.

UofSC Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UofSC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UofSC 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #182 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 178
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

UofSC Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

39% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & 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 South Carolina - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 236
Information Science 23
Computer Science 21
Information Technology 1

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Computer Systems Analysts 7,140 $80,200
Computer User Support Specialists 6,730 $47,040
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 5,780 $75,630
Software Applications Developers 4,580 $90,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,070 $120,720

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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