Computer Science at Providence College

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

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,821. In 2021, 10 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Providence.

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.

Providence Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Providence Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Providence 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 Providence 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
	90
	129
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Best General Computer Science Schools	175
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	336
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	407
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	445
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	564
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	582
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	698

Computer Science Student Demographics at Providence

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

Providence Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Providence in 2020-2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Providence College with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Providence 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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Software Applications Developers	1,840	$96,850
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,100	$56,400

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.