Computer Science at Central Michigan University

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 computer science program at Central Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. In 2021, 63 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Central Michigan Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan 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 Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	56
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	121
	124
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	179
	191
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	197
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	226
	234
Best General Computer Science Schools	238
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	523

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Central Michigan. This makes it the #197 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The computer science program at Central Michigan awarded 63 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 90% of these degrees went to men with the other 10% going to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	49
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Central Michigan Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 8 computer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Central Michigan, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan 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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.