Computer Science at Claflin University

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

Claflin is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and approximately 2,048 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Claflin.

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.

Claflin Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Claflin Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Claflin performed in these rankings.

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 Claflin 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	191
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	270
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	546

CompSci Student Demographics at Claflin

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

Claflin Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from Claflin. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Claflin since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	12

Related Majors

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 SC, the home state for Claflin University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Computer Programmers	3,060	$81,940
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,590	$54,530
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.