Computer Science at Wake Forest University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Wake Forest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. Of the 1,472 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University in 2021, 46 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.

Wake Forest University Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University 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
	9
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Wake Forest University. This makes it the #229 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Wake Forest University Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wake Forest University is $70,098. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Wake Forest University.

Wake Forest University Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wake Forest University Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 4 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wake Forest University, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest University with a master's in compsci.

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

Wake Forest University also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Wake Forest University.

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.