Computer Programming at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 students received a bachelor's degree in programming from DePaul.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.

DePaul Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Programming
• Master’s Degree in Programming

DePaul Computer Programming Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks programming programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul 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 programming major at DePaul is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Programming. 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 Programming Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
	73

In 2021, 132 students received their master’s degree in programming from DePaul. This makes it the #1 most popular school for programming master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of DePaul Programming Graduates

The median salary of programming students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $51,868. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $51,361 for all programming bachelor's degree recipients.

Programming Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Computer Programming Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of programming bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in programming at DePaul are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its programming bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	78
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

DePaul Computer Programming Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 programming majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a master's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in programming. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	274
Computer Game Programming	12

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830
Web Developers	5,180	$74,420

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.