Computer Science at Benedict College

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

Benedict College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,731. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 Computer Science

Benedict College Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Benedict College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 science 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	87
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	470
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	622

Computer Science Student Demographics at Benedict College

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

Benedict College Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Benedict College. About 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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

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