Computer Science at Winston - Salem State University

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if Winston - Salem State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 5,169 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from WSSU.

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.

WSSU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

WSSU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at WSSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at WSSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Best Value Computer Science Schools	223
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Earnings of WSSU CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSSU is $57,980. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at WSSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Winston - Salem State University.

WSSU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 compsci majors earned their bachelor's degree from WSSU. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

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 Winston - Salem State 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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.