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Computer & Information Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Computer & Information Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 910 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.

UIUC Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UIUC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 67 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 910 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from UIUC in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 102
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 322
International Students 350
Other Races/Ethnicities 80

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 595
Information Science 382

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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