Computer Science at Rust College

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Rust College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rust College is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi and has a total student population of 623. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Rust College.

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.

Rust College Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Rust College Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Rust College 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 Rust College 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 Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	37
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	459
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	600

Computer Science Student Demographics at Rust College

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

Rust College Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rust College, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Rust College since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 65% 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 Rust College with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rust College 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 MS, the home state for Rust College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,020	$66,110
Systems Software Developers	950	$86,360
Software Applications Developers	910	$85,470
Computer Programmers	880	$73,940

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 Fredlyfish4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.