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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECU does offer online courses in computer science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

ECU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at ECU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 science 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 General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	105
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	134
	142
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	170
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	192
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	214
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	218
	224
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	233
Best General Computer Science Schools	246
	273
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	506
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	587

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from ECU. About 10% of these graduates were women and the other 90% were men.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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

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 computer science. In 2021, 0 student 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 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.