General Computer & Information Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,051 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 564 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SNHU General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SNHU offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

SNHU General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how SNHU performed in these rankings.

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 and information sciences major at SNHU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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 Popular General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	2
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Schools	6
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	6
	11
Best General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	17
Best Value General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	39
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	103
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	118
	127
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	143
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	145
	146
	154
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	171
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Best General Computer Science Schools	309

In 2021, 369 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from SNHU. This makes it the #6 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information sciences at SNHU are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	197
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

SNHU General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 564 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from SNHU in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at SNHU 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 New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	374
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

SNHU General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 369 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from SNHU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	168
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

SNHU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Computer Systems Analysts	2,510	$93,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,450	$147,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,380	$87,720
Computer Workers	1,010	$112,440
Computer Network Architects	420	$123,310

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.