Computer Science at Carleton College

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

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 1,940 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 54 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree 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 Computer Science

Carleton Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Carleton 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 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	27
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best General Computer Science Schools	35
	77
	109
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	216
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	309

Computer Science Student Demographics at Carleton

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

Carleton Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Carleton, about 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical computer science 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.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science.

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 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dogs1337 under License

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