Computer Science at Calvin University

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Calvin University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 3,307 students attend the school each year. Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University in 2021, 29 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.

Calvin Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Calvin Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Calvin 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 computer science major at Calvin 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
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Best General Computer Science Schools	157
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	239
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
	308
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	325
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	326
	361

Computer Science Student Demographics at Calvin

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

Calvin Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Calvin. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Calvin since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Calvin University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Calvin 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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Computer Programmers	3,960	$76,450

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 Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.