General Computer Programming at DePaul University

If you plan to study general 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 has a total student population of 21,922. Of the 326 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 149 of them were general computer programming majors.

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

DePaul General Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

DePaul General Computer Programming Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer programming programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul 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 computer programming major at DePaul is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	2
Best Value General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused General Computer Programming Schools	18
Best General Computer Programming Schools	46
	61

In 2021, 125 students received their master’s degree in computer programming from DePaul. This makes it the #1 most popular school for computer programming master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Programming Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul General Computer Programming Bachelor’s Program

Of the 149 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer programming from DePaul in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer 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 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer 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 computer programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	76
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

DePaul General Computer Programming Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 125 computer programming majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	46
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Computer Game Programming

Careers That Computer Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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.