Computer Science at Eckerd College

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 computer science program at Eckerd College stacks up to those at other schools.

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and approximately 1,822 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree 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 Computer Science

Eckerd Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Eckerd performed in these rankings.

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 computer science 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	405
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	513
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	647

Computer Science Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Eckerd. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical computer science 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 computer science 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 computer science.

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 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 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.