Computer Science at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 210 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Hunter.

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.

Hunter Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Hunter Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Hunter compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Hunter 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	80
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
	162
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	185
Best Value Computer Science Schools	190
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	199
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	204
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	240
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	253
	271
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	313
	322
Best Computer Science Schools	368

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Hunter. This makes it the #240 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Hunter Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hunter is $55,652. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 210 compsci majors earned their bachelor's degree from Hunter. Of these graduates, 74% were men and 26% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Hunter since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	105
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	37
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Hunter Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from Hunter in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	213

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 NY, the home state for Hunter College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.