Computer Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. In 2021, 27 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

SIUC Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how SIUC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at SIUC 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 Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	86
	89
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	147
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	150
	158
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	198
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	199
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	233
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
	263
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	266
Best General Computer Science Schools	305
	314
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	485
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	538

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in computer science from SIUC. This makes it the #146 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from SIUC in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 18 computer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 72% were men and 28% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 4 students 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.