Computer Science at Eckerd College

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

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and approximately 1,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Eckerd.

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.

Eckerd Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Eckerd Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Eckerd 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 Eckerd 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
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	405
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	513
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	647

CompSci Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at Eckerd awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Eckerd since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Eckerd are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eckerd 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eckerd College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	7

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Computer Programmers	10,390	$78,890

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 User:DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.