Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from UIUC.

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.

UIUC Computer Science Degrees Available

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

UIUC Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC 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 UIUC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	5
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	9
	11
	11
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Computer Science Schools	17
	17
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	18
	22
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Computer Science Schools	61
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	74
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	266

In 2021, 543 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UIUC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $101,262. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 60% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 compsci majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	116
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	82
International Students	80
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UIUC Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 543 compsci majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	129
International Students	233
Other Races/Ethnicities	73

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 52 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	901

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• 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 Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.