Computational Science at Michigan State University

If you plan to study computational science, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in computational science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computational Science section at the bottom of this page.

Michigan State Computational Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computational Science

Michigan State Computational Science Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in computational science, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computational Science Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computational science majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Computational Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in computational science from Michigan State. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a computational science master's degree from Michigan State, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the computational science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in computational science.

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

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Careers That Computational Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computational science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840

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 Jeffness under License

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