Computer Science at Colby College

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Colby College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 43 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Colby.

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.

Colby Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Colby Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Colby 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 compsci major at Colby 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	46
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	72
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	262

CompSci Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in compsci from Colby. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Colby 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colby 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

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colby College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	43

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Software Applications Developers	2,270	$90,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,350	$124,130
Computer Workers	890	$79,790
Computer Programmers	780	$84,830
Computer Network Support Specialists	720	$63,800

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 Nickline4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.