Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what University of Illinois at Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 358 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

UIC Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how UIC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	22
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
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Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	81
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	96
	104
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	116
Best General Computer Science Schools	119
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
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Best Value General Computer Science Schools	206

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

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 358 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from UIC. About 18% of these graduates were women and the other 82% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science 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 computer science.

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

Of the 133 computer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIC, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

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 computer science.

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 computer science. In 2021, 10 students 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 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.