General Computer & Information Sciences at Drake University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Drake University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 48 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Drake.

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

Drake General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Drake General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Drake 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 computer and information sciences major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best General Computer Science Schools	55
	90
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
	136
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	204
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	204
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	284

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Drake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Drake University.

Drake General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from Drake in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Drake since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Drake are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	36
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Drake also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Computer Systems Analysts	7,330	$84,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,480	$74,940
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810
Computer Network Architects	1,240	$119,590

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 Limitingflame1 under License

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