Computer Science at Allegheny College

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Allegheny College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Allegheny is located in Meadville, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,667. Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College in 2021, 19 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.

Allegheny Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Allegheny Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Allegheny 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 compsci major at Allegheny 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 Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	119
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	421

CompSci Student Demographics at Allegheny

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

Allegheny Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at Allegheny awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Allegheny since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Allegheny 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 Allegheny College with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Allegheny 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

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Allegheny College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	19

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 PA, the home state for Allegheny College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Computer Programmers	8,990	$85,800
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520

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 Joshtys under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.