Computer Science at Southern New Hampshire University

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Southern New Hampshire University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 331 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from SNHU.

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.

SNHU Computer Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SNHU does offer online courses in computer science for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SNHU Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at SNHU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 science major at SNHU 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 Popular Online General Computer Science Schools	2
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	6
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	9
Best General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	10
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	28
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	38
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	114
Most Popular General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	122
	156
	186
Most Focused General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	223
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	272
Best General Computer Science Schools	311
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	524

Computer Science Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Computer Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of computer science associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer science at SNHU are white. Around 57% 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 science.

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

SNHU Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 331 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from SNHU. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	224
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

SNHU 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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Software Applications Developers	6,540	$110,740
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,450	$147,440
Systems Software Developers	1,510	$126,790
Computer Programmers	1,350	$75,680
Computer Workers	1,010	$112,440

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

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