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Computer & Information Sciences at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 397 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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.

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

39% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer and information sciences program at Cornell awarded 397 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women.

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In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 102
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 49
International Students 199
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at Cornell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 256
Computer Information Systems 129
Information Technology 44

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers 52,640 $116,830
Computer User Support Specialists 45,190 $60,160
Computer Systems Analysts 44,030 $106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers 27,070 $190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 25,940 $94,940

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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