Computer Science at Lewis University

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Lewis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,437. In 2021, 117 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Lewis.

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.

Lewis Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at Lewis

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Lewis does offer online courses in computer science for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Lewis Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Popular Online General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Schools	5
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	38
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	103
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	106
Best General Computer Science Schools	114
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	171
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172
	172
	289
	341

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Lewis. This makes it the #77 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Lewis

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

Lewis Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science from Lewis in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Lewis University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	58
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lewis Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from Lewis in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a computer science master's degree from Lewis, 53% 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 Lewis University with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Lewis 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 IL, the home state for Lewis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.