General Computer & Information Sciences at Norfolk State University

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

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 5,457 students attend the school each year. Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University in 2021, 15 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.

Norfolk State General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Norfolk State General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Norfolk State 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 Norfolk 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
	146
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	147
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	148
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	163
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	171
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
	277
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	339
Best General Computer Science Schools	363
	366
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	374
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	446

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Norfolk State. This is the #172 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Norfolk State. About 47% were men and 53% were 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 Norfolk State since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 Norfolk State University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Norfolk State General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at Norfolk State awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Norfolk 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	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Norfolk 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

• 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 VA, the home state for Norfolk State University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.