Computer Science at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. In 2021, 16 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Luther.

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.

Luther Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Luther Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Luther 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 Luther 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
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Best General Computer Science Schools	83
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
	168
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	186
	211
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	323
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	474

Computer Science Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Luther. About 94% were men and 6% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Luther 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,420	$55,690
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.