Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 358 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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.

UIC Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UIC Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how UIC 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 UIC 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	18
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	22
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
	57
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	81
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	96
	104
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	116
Best Computer Science Schools	119
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
	158
Best Value Computer Science Schools	206

In 2021, 133 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UIC. This makes it the #28 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $73,060. This is 16% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 358 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIC, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	130
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	87
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UIC Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 133 students earned a master's degree in compsci from UIC. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	119
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIC also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at University of Illinois at Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	501

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Analysis
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at 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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.