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Computer Science at Boston College

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 128 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Boston 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.

Boston College Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Boston College Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Boston 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 Boston 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
31
44
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 44
Best Computer Science Schools 49
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 81
Most Popular Computer Science Schools 112
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 190
Most Focused Computer Science Schools 267
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 270
Best Value Computer Science Schools 346

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Boston College Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston College is $89,714. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 42% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

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CompSci Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 128 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Boston College in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston College since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Boston College with a bachelor's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 51
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Boston 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

The following compsci concentations are available at Boston College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 128

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,820 $156,620
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Computer Programmers 4,420 $95,380

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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