Computer Science at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,779. Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Benedictine University in 2021, 12 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.

Benedictine U Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Benedictine U Computer Science Rankings

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

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 computer science major at Benedictine U 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	546
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	573
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	712

Computer Science Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Benedictine U. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Benedictine U 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 Benedictine University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Benedictine U 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 IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

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 Pbrozynski under License

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