Computer Science at SUNY Plattsburgh

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Plattsburgh. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and approximately 5,109 students attend the school each year. Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2021, 26 of them were computer science majors.

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.

SUNY Plattsburgh Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

SUNY Plattsburgh Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh 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	137
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	198
	249
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
	298
Best General Computer Science Schools	318
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	333
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	343
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	427

Computer Science Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from SUNY Plattsburgh. About 4% of these graduates were women and the other 96% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY Plattsburgh 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Plattsburgh.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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 Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.