General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Alabama in Huntsville

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if University of Alabama in Huntsville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,999. In 2021, 115 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UAH.

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.

UAH General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

UAH General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UAH 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 UAH 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 Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
	30
	35
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	45
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	76
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	80
	81
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
	115
Best General Computer Science Schools	121
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	152

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UAH. This makes it the #78 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UAH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

UAH General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at UAH awarded 115 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UAH since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	86
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAH General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at UAH awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 3 students 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300
Computer Workers	1,920	$87,060
Database Administrators	1,880	$83,580

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.