Computer Science at University of Chicago

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at University of Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 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.

UChicago Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UChicago Computer Science Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 187 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from UChicago in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	86
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming
• Computer Systems Analysis

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.