Computer Science at North Central College

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

North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and approximately 2,832 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from North Central.

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.

North Central Computer Science Degrees Available

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

North Central Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at North Central 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 North Central 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 Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	138
	175
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	184
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	210
Best General Computer Science Schools	228
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	246
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
	292
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	313
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	314
	344
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	368

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in computer science from North Central. This makes it the #246 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at North Central

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

North Central Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The computer science program at North Central awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at North Central since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 North Central College with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

North Central Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in computer science from North Central in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a computer science master's degree from North Central, 100% 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 North Central College with a master's in computer science.

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

North Central 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 North Central College.

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
• Image Credit: By Quadrahex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.