General Computer & Information Sciences at Grand Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Grand Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 86 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

GVSU General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at GVSU 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 computer and information sciences major at GVSU 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
Best Value General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Best General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	5
	8
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	10
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	44
	54
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	74
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	81
	94
Best General Computer Science Schools	100
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	106
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	115
	140
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	384

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from GVSU. This makes it the #74 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 86 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from GVSU in 2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	61
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GVSU General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in computer and information sciences from GVSU in 2021, 96% were men and 4% were women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from GVSU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer Systems Analysts	15,420	$83,900
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,240	$77,580
Computer Network Architects	3,300	$100,710

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.