Computer Science at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

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.

WUSTL Computer Science Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at WUSTL 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	72
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

WUSTL Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	110
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Science

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	280

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Software Applications Developers	15,380	$93,880
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610
Systems Software Developers	6,440	$94,140
Computer Network Support Specialists	5,720	$55,910
Computer Programmers	5,630	$76,530

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.