Computer Science at College of the Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,970 students attend the school each year. Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of the Holy Cross in 2021, 17 of them were computer science majors.

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.

Holy Cross Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Holy Cross Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Holy Cross performed in these rankings.

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 Holy Cross 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	283
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	377
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	454

Computer Science Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The computer science program at Holy Cross awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Holy Cross 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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.