Computer Science at Hampshire College

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Hampshire College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

Hampshire is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 522. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Hampshire.

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.

Hampshire Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Hampshire Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Hampshire compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Hampshire 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	234
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	318
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	704

Computer Science Student Demographics at Hampshire

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

Hampshire Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science from Hampshire in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hampshire College with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hampshire 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 MA, the home state for Hampshire College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.