General Computer & Information Sciences at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

Every general computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at Pennsylvania State University - University Park stacks up to those at other schools.

Penn State University Park is located in University Park, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 91,427. Of the 1,044 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University - University Park in 2019, 185 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.

Penn State University Park General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Penn State University Park General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park 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
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value General Computer & Information Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	27
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools	37
Best Value General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular General Computer & Information Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	132
Most Focused General Computer & Information Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	149
Best Value General Computer & Information Sciences Schools	163
Most Focused General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Most Focused General Computer & Information Sciences Schools	500

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 185 computer and information sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Penn State University Park. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	71
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Penn State University Park also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Informatics

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - University Park.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Computer Network Architects	7,120	$101,090

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.