Computer Science at Shaw University

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

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 1,283 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Shaw University.

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.

Shaw University Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Shaw University Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Shaw University 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 Shaw University 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	188
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	262
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	704

Computer Science Student Demographics at Shaw University

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

Shaw University Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Shaw University with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Shaw University 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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760
Computer Programmers	6,210	$94,570
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.