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Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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

  • Basic Certificate in Computer Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Purdue Computer Science Rankings

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Computer Science Master’s Program

19% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 19% went to 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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 98
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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 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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