Computer Science at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. In 2021, 11 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from PLNU.

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.

PLNU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

PLNU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at PLNU 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 science major at PLNU 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	433
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	532
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	566
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	665

Computer Science Student Demographics at PLNU

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

PLNU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The computer science program at PLNU awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% 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 PLNU since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at PLNU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PLNU 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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

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 OperaSmorg under License

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