Computer Science at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from UChicago.

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.

UChicago Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

UChicago Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UChicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UChicago 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 Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	20
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	24
	33
Best Computer Science Schools	34
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	34
	37
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	39
	62
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	81
	86
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	93
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	180
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Best Value Computer Science Schools	309

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UChicago. This makes it the #20 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from UChicago Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UChicago is $93,918. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 48% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at UChicago awarded 129 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	36
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UChicago Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 compsci majors earned their master's degree from UChicago. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	86
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 21 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	337

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming
• Computer Systems Analysis

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.