Computer & Information Sciences at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 413 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.

DePaul Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

DePaul Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 413 computer and information sciences majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	140
International Students	122
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Programming	132
Computer Software & Applications	99
Information Technology	83
Information Science	76
Computer Systems Networking	20
Computer Science	3
Computer Information Systems	3
Other Computer & Information Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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
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