Computer Science at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 68 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from ECU.

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.

ECU Computer Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ECU offers distance education options for compsci at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

ECU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at ECU 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 ECU 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 Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	105
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	134
	142
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	170
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	192
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	214
Best Value Computer Science Schools	218
	224
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	233
Best Computer Science Schools	246
	273
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	506
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	587

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in compsci from ECU. This makes it the #192 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ECU CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $57,993. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ECU Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from ECU in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science 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 East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	77

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Software & Applications

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 East Carolina 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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.