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Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
  • Master’s Degree in CompSci

UIUC Computer Science Rankings

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Computer Science Master’s Program

21% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 21% went to 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 compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 200
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 143
International Students 337
Other Races/Ethnicities 132

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 595

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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