Computer Science at The City College of New York

What traits are you looking for in a compsci school? To help you decide if The City College of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's compsci program.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from CCNY.

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.

CCNY Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

CCNY Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at CCNY 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 Popular Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	109
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
	119
Best Value Computer Science Schools	153
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	174
	185
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	186
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	190
	228
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	229
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	236
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
Best Computer Science Schools	338

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in compsci from CCNY. This makes it the #229 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CCNY CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCNY is $63,822. This is 1% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at CCNY awarded 131 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at CCNY since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	23
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CCNY Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from CCNY in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in compsci.

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

CCNY 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

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	135

Related Majors

• Information Science

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 NY, the home state for The City College of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.