Computer Science at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. Of the 345 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 2021, 345 of them were computer science majors.

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.

Duke Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Duke Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Duke 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
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Computer Science Schools	8
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
	9
	10
	12
	17
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	29
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	69
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Computer Science Schools	163

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Duke. This makes it the #68 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Duke Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Duke is $115,135. This is 82% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at Duke awarded 345 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	107
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Duke Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from Duke. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duke also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 8 students 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 Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	404

Related Majors

• Information Science

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760
Computer Programmers	6,210	$94,570
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.