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Computer Science at Carleton College

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Carleton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 1,940 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Carleton.

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.

Carleton Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Carleton Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Carleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Carleton 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 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Most Focused Computer Science Schools 27
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Computer Science Schools 35
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Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 174
Most Popular Computer Science Schools 216
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 237
Best Value Computer Science Schools 309

Earnings of Carleton CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carleton is $76,876. This is 22% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

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CompSci Student Demographics at Carleton

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

Carleton Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from Carleton. About 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Carleton since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Carleton 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 Carleton College with a bachelor's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 32
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 54

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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers 19,970 $96,750
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9,510 $143,300
Systems Software Developers 6,460 $110,460
Computer Workers 6,200 $81,650
Computer Programmers 4,520 $86,710

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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