Computer Science at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year. Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salem State University in 2021, 24 of them were computer science majors.

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.

Salem State Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Salem State Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Salem State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Salem State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	366
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	426
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	535

CompSci Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Salem State in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 13% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Salem State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Salem State also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Salem State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	24

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.