Computer Science at Eastern Illinois 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 Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. In 2021, 5 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from EIU.

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.

EIU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

EIU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at EIU 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 compsci major at EIU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Computer Science Schools	74
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	243
	250
Best Computer Science Schools	271
	300
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	623
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	704
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	824

CompSci Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from EIU in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

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

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

EIU 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

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 Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	5

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.