Computer Programming at Fort Hays State University

Every computer programming school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the programming program at Fort Hays State University stacks up to those at other schools.

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and approximately 15,033 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 students received a bachelor's degree in programming from FHSU.

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

FHSU Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Programming

Online Classes Are Available at FHSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FHSU offers distance education options for programming at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FHSU Computer Programming Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks programming programs across the country. The following shows how FHSU 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 programming major at FHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Programming. 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 Online Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online Computer Programming Schools	4
Most Popular Computer Programming Schools	9
Most Focused Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Computer Programming Schools	35
	41
Best Computer Programming Schools	61
Best Value Computer Programming Schools	98
	136

Programming Student Demographics at FHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at Fort Hays State University.

FHSU Computer Programming Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 programming majors earned their bachelor's degree from FHSU. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical programming bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at FHSU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	94
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FHSU also has a doctoral program available in programming. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming 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 Fort Hays State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	154

Related Majors

• Information Science

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Software Applications Developers	5,570	$85,380
Systems Software Developers	1,870	$94,240
Computer Programmers	1,530	$75,780
Computer Network Support Specialists	910	$50,690
Web Developers	860	$62,850

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.