General Computer & Information Sciences at Jackson State University

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

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University in 2021, 34 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.

Jackson State General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Jackson State General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Jackson State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Jackson 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 Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	105
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	213
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	215

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Jackson State. This makes it the #105 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at Jackson State awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Jackson State University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 12 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Jackson State, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State 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

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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer Systems Analysts	2,010	$66,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Computer Workers	670	$81,280
Database Administrators	400	$75,020

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 Comingdeer under License

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