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Computer & Information Sciences at Cornell University

Computer & Information Sciences at Cornell University

If you plan to study computer & information sciences, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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

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

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & 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 & information sciences majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 109
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 61
International Students 305
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & 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 & 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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