General Computer & Information Sciences at Alabama A & M University

If you are interested in studying general computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Alabama A & M University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and approximately 5,977 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from AAMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

AAMU General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at AAMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, AAMU does offer online courses in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

AAMU General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how AAMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at AAMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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 Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	64
	66
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	92
	116
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	131
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	131
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	134
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
	171
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	219
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	267
Best General Computer Science Schools	316

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from AAMU. This makes it the #132 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at AAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Alabama A & M University.

AAMU General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from AAMU. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at AAMU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alabama A & M University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AAMU General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from AAMU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alabama A & M University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AAMU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and 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 AL, the home state for Alabama A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300
Computer Workers	1,920	$87,060
Database Administrators	1,880	$83,580

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.