Computer Science at Canisius College

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

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 2,820. In 2021, 14 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Canisius.

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.

Canisius Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Canisius Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Canisius 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 Canisius 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	389
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	400
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	506
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	510

Computer Science Student Demographics at Canisius

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

Canisius Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Canisius in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Canisius 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 Canisius College with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Canisius 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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.