Computer Software & Applications at DePaul University

Every computer software and applications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer software program at DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. In 2021, 28 computer software majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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

DePaul Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

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

DePaul Computer Software & Applications Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer software 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 software major at DePaul is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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
Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	2
	5
Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools	22
	29
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools	30
Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Schools	111

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in computer software from DePaul. This makes it the #10 most popular school for computer software master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of DePaul Computer Software Graduates

The median salary of computer software students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $22,325. This is less than $35,512, which is the national average of all computer software majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Computer Software Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer software from DePaul in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical computer software bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer software 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 software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

DePaul Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a master's degree in computer software from DePaul. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	31
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

Computer Software & Applications majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	105
Web & Multimedia Design	22

Related Majors

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

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860
Web Developers	5,180	$74,420
Database Administrators	3,570	$96,230

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.