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Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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.

Purdue Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci
  • Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Purdue Computer Science Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Computer Science Master’s Program

19% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 70 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 81% were men and 19% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 44
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Software Applications Developers 9,770 $88,570
Computer Programmers 5,010 $80,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,860 $124,490
Systems Software Developers 3,610 $90,850
Computer Workers 2,610 $79,310

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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