General Computer & Information Sciences at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. Of the 411 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2021, 240 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Florida State General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Florida State General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Florida State performed in these rankings.

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 computer and information sciences major at Florida State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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	20
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	37
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	53
	54
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	73
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	77
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
	94
Best General Computer Science Schools	105
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	120
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	144
	156
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	210
	224
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	335

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Florida State. This makes it the #73 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Florida State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Florida State University.

Florida State General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 240 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Florida State. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Florida State since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at Florida State 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 and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	143
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Florida State General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 27 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Florida State, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida State University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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 Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Computer Network Architects	10,280	$91,180

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.