Computer Science at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 345 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Duke.

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 Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

Duke Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science 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 computer science 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 General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best General Computer Science Schools	8
	9
	10
	12
	17
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	29
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	69
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	163

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

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 345 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Duke, about 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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

Of the 51 computer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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

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