Computer Science at Elmhurst University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Elmhurst University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and approximately 3,421 students attend the school each year. Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elmhurst University in 2021, 8 of them were computer science majors.

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.

Elmhurst Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Elmhurst Computer Science Rankings

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

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 Elmhurst 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 Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	470
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	539
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	622
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	671

Computer Science Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Elmhurst. About 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Elmhurst since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in computer science.

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

Elmhurst 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 IL, the home state for Elmhurst 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 Teemu008 under License

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