Computer Science at Saint Xavier University

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

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year. Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Xavier University in 2021, 15 of them were computer science majors.

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.

SXU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

SXU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at SXU 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 SXU 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298
	310
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332
Best General Computer Science Schools	344
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355
	363
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	377
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	404
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	455
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	490

Computer Science Student Demographics at SXU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Saint Xavier University.

SXU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from SXU. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at SXU since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Saint Xavier University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SXU 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 Saint Xavier University.

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 Brendanriley under License

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