Computer Science at Benedict College

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Benedict College stacks up to those at other schools.

Benedict College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,731. In 2021, 8 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Benedict College.

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.

Benedict College Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Benedict College Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Benedict College 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 Benedict College 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	53
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	87
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	470
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	622

CompSci Student Demographics at Benedict College

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

Benedict College Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Benedict College since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 65% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Benedict College 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

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Benedict College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	8

Related Majors

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 SC, the home state for Benedict College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Computer Programmers	3,060	$81,940
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,590	$54,530
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.