Computer Science at Suffolk University

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

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Suffolk.

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.

Suffolk Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Suffolk Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how Suffolk 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 compsci major at Suffolk 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 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	435
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	653

CompSci Student Demographics at Suffolk

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Suffolk University.

Suffolk Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Suffolk in 2020-2021, 94% were men and 6% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Suffolk University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Suffolk also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Suffolk University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	18

Related Majors

• Information Science

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.